This week, our Spotlight series introduces you to our Office Coordinator, Lyndsay Harvey. We brought her on board for her impeccable work ethic, but her knack for repartee and inordinate amount of knowledge of the French Revolution are a real plus!

Name: Lyndsay Harvey
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Nickname(s): “Ellzee,” a phonetic spelling of “Lzy” because I got tired of people reading it as “Lazy,” and then there’s my mother’s nickname for me which is slang for a body part and incredibly embarrassing.
Spotify Playlist:Lyndsay Gets Up in Yo’ Ears

What do you do here?

Office Coordinator. I like to think of myself as the oil in the machine. I take care of day-to-day activities, contribute to the office culture, and otherwise keep things runnin’ smooth. Listen to that figurative engine purr.

What was the inspiration for your playlist?

It’s a mix of current and historical favorites, music that influenced my life as a young adult, and anxiety that I’m going to be judged.

If you weren’t an office coordinator, you’d be…

a curator at Versailles. That’s not a punchline either.

What’s the last movie you saw?

Pacific Rim and I still don’t know what I was actually watching on screen but, boy, did I enjoy it. Side note: kaiju are adorable and everyone should stop punching them in the face.

Who’s your favorite coworker?

Erin. Because I’m scared for my life if I say otherwise but mainly because she’s like a walking, talking flower that makes me smile.

Zombies or Vampires?

Listen, I grew up with vampires. I was all about Louis and Lestat. Long hair and lace cravats? Sold. But then things changed. I mean really changed. By “things,” I could mean my hormones and angst levels or the amount of glitter involved—I don’t know. The fact is: it’s zombies now. 28 Days Later, Last of Us, and so forth, and those suckers don’t even need cravats to keep me happy.

If you could travel back in time to one decade in history, when/where would it be and why?

Versailles and lace cravats might have been a tip-off but I’m a huge history nerd (my B.A. is in History) and my area of focus is on 18th century French cultural history. (…Anyone else? …Anyone? Bueller?) So stick me in the 1770s, I think, and I’d eat cake with Marie Antoinette all day and night. But I want out before the serious head chopping starts.

Can you share a recent work success?

I was proud of the Open House event we put on here at PRPL this summer. It was hectic at times, as event planning often is, but I think we did a great job and everyone seemed to have a, uh, memorable time… mostly. I mean, take a gander at those pictures. Really now.

Let’s hear your Oscar acceptance speech…

I’d like to thank my mother and the rest of my family, my wonderful fiancé, Justin, my beautiful horde of cats, and whoever figured out how to make pumpkin pie. You’ve all kept me sane. Now DANCE PARTY! Wub wub wub!

Would you rather wear full scuba gear to work every day until you retire, or permanently glue antlers to your head?

Scuba gear. I’m clumsy enough as is. If you add some antlers to me, I’m bound to end up in jail on manslaughter charges and when Christmas rolls around, I’ll be “Vixen” to half the cell block. I just know it.

Any last words?

Hm. Let’s go with “nothing is true; everything is permitted.” Yeah, that sounds good. NERD OUT.

Spotlight: Lyndsay Harvey

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