Random Andrea Facts
Andrea’s favorite color
What is purple
What impactful project did Andrea lead during COVID?
What is Voice and View/ EXM Framework
What Andrea has become known for doing in Teams meetings
What is kicking people out of Teams calls
Andrea's hometown, where she held her first job at Brown's Chicken
What is Springfield
Outdoor hobby Andrea is planning to pursue in retirement
What is gardening (herbs and vegetables)
Beginning of meeting agenda topic that triggers Andrea's trauma response
What are ice breakers
The city that Andrea started her State Farm Career in
What is Houston, Texas
Before digital surveys, Andrea's early survey projects involved using these pen-and-pencil sheets where incomplete erasing caused errors and handwritten comments sometimes wrapped around the entire page.
What are Scantron sheets
Andrea's high school sport
What is cheerleading
The type of trip Andrea has planned for her first retirement vacation
What is a cruise
Andrea’s allergy to this metal meant her knee replacement had to be made without it, using titanium instead
What is nickel
The name of the department when Andrea first joined the team (formerly known as the Human Resources Research Team)
What is Strategic Resources
Andrea's favorite desk item
What is the "Denied" stamp
Andrea's favorite restaurant at Corporate, from the early 2000s, that family and friends would visit to enjoy. It was the first of its kind in Central Illinois
What is Chick-fil-A
Andrea's favorite afternoon activity that she will no longer have to feel guilty about doing
What is napping
The other 3-letter name Andrea's daughters call her when "Mom" doesn't work
What is Bob
The city where Andrea attended her first SIOP conference. On this trip she met up with old coworkers, had 32 oz "Huge A$$ beers", and got lost
What is New Orleans, Louisiana
The nickname system Andrea created when Laurette Stiles, Laurel Straub, and Lisa Smith were in her leadership line.
What is LS1, LS2, LS3
The model of Andrea's first car, hatchback style made by Ford
What is a Mustang
Two possible jobs Andrea might do in the fall
What are school bus driving or substitute teaching
Animal Andrea would choose to be for a day
What is a bird
The Bloomington political role that her former VP Steve Stockman once held
What is mayor
The phrase Andrea often says that means “Take action and get out of your head”, derived from her time in Auto Claims
What is "Get in the car."
The 1986 song Andrea would sing as lead singer of the Classic Rock cover band "The Dexrays"
What is "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by Georgia Satellites
What furniture item from her grandmother does Andrea plan to refinish?
What is a bedroom set, dresser, chest, and desk