Hi Everybody!  My name is Linda Elmore.  I am the Financial Coordinator in the Patterson Office Tower IBU.  I grew up in San Jose, California.  I taught elementary and Middle School out in the desert near Palm Springs for 9 years.  I moved to Kentucky looking for a new adventure.  I met my husband and we were married a couple years later.  We enjoy watching movies, eating out, walking, gardening and traveling.  We have three crazy cats that keep us busy.  I came to UK in 2012 after working at Urban Active in their accounting department for 9 years.   I originally worked in the UK Medical Center in Pediatrics with their grants and came to Arts & Sciences when my position was eliminated because of an IBU reorganization.

1.       What do you like to do in your spare time?

I like to read self-help books and work on my family genealogy.  I have 700 people in my family trees that I have identified so far.  It’s time to travel to France, Germany and Ireland to find more records of my ancestors.

2.       What is your favorite movie or book? 

Moulin Rouge and Oh Brother Where Art Thou are my favorite movies.

3.       What is your favorite animal? 

Wild Mustangs.  I had two mustangs when I lived in the desert.  I did some of their training and learned a lot of patience from them.

4.       Where is your favorite place to go/vacation?

Cruise – anywhere.  We got married on the Cruise Ship before we left Miami on our cruise to Cozumel.  We loved it!  Last year we went to the Bahamas.  I wish I could go on a cruise every month!

5.       What is your favorite food?

The Old Spaghetti Factory Potpourri with meat sauce, marinara sauce, clam sauce, and mizithra cheese with butter.  I’ve been eating it for years.  I used to work at an Old Spaghetti Factory, but now I have to travel to Louisville or Cincinnati to get it.