Alida Baldazo: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• Half Dutch and half Mexican, and I always thought that was a unique combo
• Named after my Dutch great-great-aunt; nobody pronounces my name correctly, but I’m never offended by it
• Occasionally a stand-in for my husband’s social media projects at work and was on a billboard once
• An animal lover and self-proclaimed “cat lady”. I also have the sweetest pit bull ever.
• A major control freak and have to remind myself to “let it go” frequently
• All about camping, fishing and hiking and I go on annual kayak trips at Turkey Run
• Married to someone four inches shorter than me – without heels on
• A band geek at heart; I played clarinet for seven years, piano for a couple and now handbells in my church choir
• An avid concert-goer – I go to about 20 concerts a year
• A person with MAJOR anxiety. Agreeing to be featured here made me dizzy and my throat close up.

This profile appeared in the March 2020 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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