NAME: Stacy Ann Cassata.
AGE: 56.
OCCUPATION: Community Manager, Stonington Arms Elderly Housing.
RESIDENCE: Pawcatuck.
BORN, RAISED AND GROWN IN: Exeter, Rhode Island.
RIGHT NOW, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF: Organizing my daughter’s engagement party!
MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: My family.
TOP ON MY BUCKET LIST: Return to Italy with the family or cruise to Bermuda!
I WEAR/ALWAYS WEAR: Sun glasses.
WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GROW UP: Interior decorator. She was my minor at URI.
MY HEROES ARE: My daughters who work so hard to achieve their dreams! My husband who works even harder and is a wonderful dad!
FAVORITE AUTHORS: Beatriz Williams and Elin Hildebrand.
BOOKS ON MY NIGHT TABLE: “Reminders of Him” by Colleen Hoover and “The Light We Lost” by Jill Santopolo.
THE THREE BEST SONGS ON MY PLAYLIST: “Hit Me Like a Hurricane” by Luke Combs, “Hallelujah” by Bon Jovi and “Your Song” by Elton John.
THE LAST THREE SONGS I ASKED ALEXA/PANDORA/SPOTIFY TO PLAY: “Rocketman” by Elton John, “Hit Me Like a Hurricane” and “Piano Man” by Billy Joel.
THREE ALL-TIME FAVORITE FILMS: “It’s a wonderful life”, “She’s having a baby” and “When a man loves a woman”.
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: “Yellowstone”, “Friends”, “Everybody loves Raymond”.
FAVORITE RADIO STATION/SHOWS/PODCAST: 97.7 WCTY.
TOP COMFORT FOOD: Potato skins.
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES I MAINLY USE: Facebook or Instagram.
FEATURES I ADMIRE THE MOST: Honesty and perseverance.
CRAZY ANIMAL: People throwing cigarette butts and garbage on the ground.
FAVORITE QUOTE: “Today is a good day for a good day!”
MY FAVORITE ON OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sandy Point and the beaches!
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE WITHOUT: My family and my Sandy Point family (you all know who you are!).
LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I love watching URI men’s basketball.
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: Lead by example.
THE ADVICE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE: Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself!
IF I RULE THE WORLD I WOULD BE: Instill world peace and general kindness.
IF I WIN THE LOTTERY, THE FIRST THING I DO IS: Paying off my daughter’s student loans.
I DRIVE TO: Black Jeep Grand Cherokee.
I WANT TO DRIVE A: Convertible Astin Martin or a Land Rover Range Rover.
ALWAYS IN MY FRIDGE: Greek yogurt with honey.
IF I COULD INVITE SOMEONE SPECIAL TO JOIN ME FOR DINNER AND CONVERSATION, I WOULD INVITE: My grandfather, Milton S. Brandt.
— Interview arranged and edited by Nancy Burns-Fusaro
