Wendy Craney
Communications director, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Hometown: Pittstown
Residence: Sand Lake
What type of music do you listen to?
I listen to mostly pop music on the radio.
What TV shows are you currently watching?
Right now, I like watching “Mysteries at the Museum” on the Travel Channel.
What books have you recently read?
I just started one. It’s called “The Tipping Point.” A co-worker recommended it to me. He knows that I’m the social media coordinator, and it’s all about how things go viral on the Internet.
What was the last movie you saw?
“The Good Dinosaur” with my daughter.
What are some of your favorite hobbies?
I enjoy jogging and bird watching. I do a little bit of sewing, and I really like to do graphic arts, so I do stuff like digital scrapbooking.
Who is one person, dead or alive, you would want to meet, and why?
I would love to meet Jane Goodall. She’s one of my conservation heroes.
Describe your dream vacation.
A place that I’ve gone to that was my dream vacation was Costa Rica.
What is one of your favorite local memories?
I have fond memories of, when I was younger, going to swimming lessons at Grafton Lakes State Park.
What would your last meal be?
It would probably be Chinese food, like vegetable lo mein or something like that.
Tell us a surprising fact about you.
I’m the communications director here at the (Albany Pine Bush) Discovery Center, but my first job here was on the prescribed firefighting crew. I was trained to put out wildfires.