I read a lot. Let me tell you about a book I just finished, which I can’t stop talking about: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
What charity or cause are you passionate about?
Anchorage Park Foundation.
What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long day at work?
Say hi to my husband, eat dinner… and then we usually relax, and we almost always sit in the hot tub every night.
What vacation spot is on your bucket list?
Machu Picchu.
If you could domesticate a wild animal, what animal would it be?
A lemur because they’re so stinking cute.
I read a lot. Let me tell you about a book I just finished, which I can’t stop talking about: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
What charity or cause are you passionate about?
Anchorage Park Foundation.
What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long day at work?
Say hi to my husband, eat dinner… and then we usually relax, and we almost always sit in the hot tub every night.
What vacation spot is on your bucket list?
Machu Picchu.
If you could domesticate a wild animal, what animal would it be?
A lemur because they’re so stinking cute.
Off the Cuff
ilitary information support operations (also called psyops) are a bit like industry advocacy. “It’s all about understanding what motivates other people to think the things that they think,” says Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall. “The objective in psyops is always to get them to surrender, so how am I gonna persuade you?”
Hall went through US Army Airborne training because psyops specialists sometimes enter hostile territory to confront the enemy. She further augmented her skills by learning Spanish, Russian, and Korean at UAF. These days, her primary weapon is a masterful command of English, and her territory is usually the capitol in Juneau.
“Meeting the needs of employers who’ve banded together for the purpose of training their own workforce: that’s what a union is,” she explains.
Joelle Hall: I like to hike… My husband and I just got back from doing the Camino… from Porto, Portugal, to Santiago, Spain.
AB: Is there a skill you’re currently developing or have always wanted to learn?
Hall: I’ve always wanted to learn to play the piano; I don’t know that I ever will.
AB: What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
Hall: US Army Airborne School.
AB: What are you superstitious about?
Hall: One should absolutely put up your Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving.
AB: What’s your favorite local restaurant?
Hall: I’m going to plug my favorite meal in Anchorage: miso halibut at Crush.
AB: Dead or alive, who would you like to see perform live in concert?
Hall: The Band.
AB: What’s your greatest extravagance?
Hall: Oh. [She laughs.] My hot tub.
AB: What’s your best attribute and worst attribute?
Hall: [Long pause.] I think the answer to both of those questions is patience.
