Inspiring and Humorous New"ish" Lady

Staff Interview by Caroleen Cohen

Meet The Lovely Ms. Lavorato

I had the pleasure of getting to know Ms. Lavorato on a bit more personal level by asking her 13 idiosyncratic interview questions. Feedback gathered from my session with Ms. Lavorato left me with a newly found respect for her. She is captivated by her children and family, has a genuine love and interest in her job here at Vanguard, and is overall an exquisite human being. Ms. Lavorato is a model educator for any students eager to be an inspiring and humorous teacher. Please enjoy getting to know Ms. Lavorato and her captivating take on life itself.

Q: How lucky are you and why?

Ms. Lavorato: I am very lucky. I have my health, my family, and my friends. I am so lucky. :)

Q: If you were on an island what monster would you run into?

Ms. Lavorato: It would probably be in a cave, with fluorescent eyes, crazy big teeth, with gnarly claws. I don’t have a name for it, but I know I would run into it in a cave.

“These are tough questions. You’re making me think on a Friday!” she boldly told me.

Q: What is the best gift you’ve ever given or received?

Ms. Lavorato: I could say my children, but my red headed cabbage patch kid. Back in 1985, I was 10 it was my most memorable gift as a child. His name was Lawrence Lee Roy; I didn’t name him, it came on his adoption papers.

Q: What is your least favorite thing about humanity?

Ms. Lavorato: The disregard of human life. Do you understand what I mean by that?

Q: If you were eighty years old what would you tell your children?

Ms. Lavorato: Please make sure you put me in a good nursing home.

Q: Do you want students to like you?

Ms. Lavorato: I think everybody would like to be liked. Right?

Q: Do you have any good quotes from your parents or students you’ve crossed paths with?

Ms. Lavorato: My dad used to say “Shut the front door we’re not heating the outside!”

She must get her sense of humor from her father, that made me laugh.

This next question seemed to stump Ms. Lavorato and we ended up having to come back to it.

Q: What song best describes your work ethic?

Ms. Lavorato:  “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars! I don’t think it describes my work ethic but my kids and I jam to it in the car!

Q: What is your best and worst purchase?

Ms. Lavorato: My best purchase would have to be my mini van. I honestly didn’t think I was going to be a minivan mom. But a year after my husband and I bought our CRV I asked for a mini van. He was so mad at me. So would my worst purchase be my CRV?

Q: What do you think about when you’re alone in your car? Do you jam to your music?

Ms. Lavorato: I do jam, I sing. I have a long ride to work so I listen and sing along to music. On my way home I think about how much I want to be home and how much I want to be out of this traffic.

Q: How many windows are in New York?

Ms. Lavorato: A gazillion! Is a gazillion even a word? Do you know the answer?

Q: Could you see yourself attending Vanguard?

Ms. Lavorato: I liked my home school so I don’t know if I would leave. I loved high school so could I bring myself to leave my friends and the sports I played? I’m not sure.

Q: Do you focuses on strengths or weaknesses?

Ms. Lavorato: Both. I should focus on weaknesses but I focus on strengths. I guess it depends.

Once all my questions were answered, I thanked her and told her she was going to be featured on our Vanguard blog and she replied, “We have a blog?”