12 questions for Heather Aldrich

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Name:
Heather Aldrich

Nickname:
I always wished I had one. I’m open to ideas!

One cause I’d love the chance to work with is:
Adult literacy

When I’m stressed I listen to:
70’s funk: Rick James, Funkadelic, Parliament

The thing I miss most about Milwaukee (or Wisconsin) when I’m away is:
Family.

If I weren’t executive director of Serve, I would:
a) be a roller derby girl
b) move to New York and start my own business
c) spend more time on my trampoline
d) Work for a neighborhood organization for at-risk youth

The best part of my job is:
a) working with causes I believe in
b) working in an office that’s full of my favorite color – orange!
c) the location in the Historic Third Ward of Milwaukee
d) all of the above

One thing I could not live without is my:
a) iPhone
b) Betsey Johnson purses
c) Veuve Clicquot Champagne
d) all of the above

If I could play any part in a movie, I would be:
The Marchesa Luisa Casati. [She’s] an eccentric 1920-30’s aristocrat who had naked, gold-leafed servants and strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetahs on diamond-studded leashes wearing nothing more than drapes of pearls and a fur coat!

The accomplishment I’m most proud of is:
My two kids Meghan and Drew.

The best advice I ever got was:
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” -Mark Twain

My favorite place in Wisconsin is:
My family’s estate nestled in the blue hills of Northern Wisconsin.

In five years I want to be:
Well-traveled.

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