Name: Cynthia Plumb
Job title: Accounting Specialist II
Department: Accounts Payable/Business Office
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Three years
What do you like best about your job? The people – my co-workers and the students. The positive and upbeat atmosphere of the whole campus. The mission of the university.
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I always strive to do my best at anything I do, and those around me do the same.
Favorite movie: Impossible to nail down. Maybe I could do a top-10 favorite movies by genre, but I love too many movies, old and new.
Favorite food: Italian
Favorite quote: “And remember, my friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.” Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man
Favorite music: 80s British rock/pop
Favorite animal: Cat
Hobbies: Home remodeling, sewing, reading, movies
Best vacation ever: Disney World, August 2010 with my girls
Birthplace: Orlando, Fla.
We’d be surprised to know that…I’m a true-crime fan, and a Trekkie (but not one of the psycho kinds. I do have a life.)
I collect…Quail figurines
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To be president of the United States. I think I could do a good job and get things done right.
What is your favorite sound? Tie between my children laughing and quails chirping and cooing
What is your life motto? “To each his own,” and “Live and let live.”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Stop the stupid idiotic fighting and wars. Why can’t we all believe what we want to believe and leave others alone?”
Favorite childhood book: Aesop’s Fables
Favorite childhood TV show: “Little House on the Prairie”
Least favorite words: Politically correct
Best high school class subject: Math, naturally!
