Volunteer Profile: Amy Haagsma

Volunteer role: Professional development co-chair

What is your favourite reading: fiction, non-fiction, or poetry?
Non-fiction.

What is your guilty pleasure?
Endless reruns of Say Yes to the Dress.

What is your favourite proofreading mark?
Caret.

What is your dream vacation destination?
Iceland, to see the northern lights.

If you were presented with a book that told the story of your entire life from start to finish, what would you do with it?
Flip to the last page and then read the rest!

Who is your favourite poet?
E.E. Cummings.

What is your favourite place in Canada?
The Okanagan.

What is the last book you read?
Probably something to do with editing!

Which band or singer provided the soundtrack to your teen years?
’90s grunge: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Stone Temple Pilots…