The Foundation also runs several programs for readers and writers, including the BookUp after-school reading program.

In March 2016 the Foundation hired Guernica publisherLisa Lucasas executive director.

We talked to Lucas about how she runs the Foundation day to day.

I started at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where I worked in Development.

before landing at the Tribeca Film Institute, where I was the Director of Education for years.

Eventually, Guernica turned into a proper, paying job and I did that for 3.5 years.

And that landed me here.

Take us through a recent workday.

No day is the same here.

Yesterday, we had an office cleaning day, because books pile up.

So it was all boxes, tape, loud music, pizza and Marie Kondo around here.

Otherwise, there are a lot of meetings.

Small organizations get a lot done with very few people, so we all wear a lot of hats.

We also end up doing arts & crafts projects far more often than you might guess.

What apps, gadgets, or tools cant you live without?

My little brother calls it Lisas mobile command center.

Whats your workspace setup like?

Pretty generic, I suppose.

Computer, phone, desk, lamp, pen, mug, water bottle.

My office does have a number of bookshelves, which is necessary!

Whats your best shortcut or life hack?

Im very bad at shortcuts.

I like longhand, paper copies of things, phone calls.

I need to read this site more and learn some!

Team Book, comprised of my 6 patient and wonderful colleagues, are superheroes.

Nothing would get done without them.

They are the bedrock of this place.

How do you keep track of what you have to do?

Im a big fan of Google Calendar.

Whats your least favorite thing to do, and how do you deal with it?

Nonprofits above a certain size have to get audited every year.

It is the worst.

I eat more snacks when we are doing our audit.

How do you recharge?

What do you do when you want to forget about work?

I walk a lot.

Whats your favorite side project?

What are you currently reading, or whats something youd recommend?

Im currently readingWolf Hall, which is my holiday reading.

(I always venture to read something Ive been meaning to read for years or a classic.)

[Lisa gave these answers in December, we just run with a big backlog.Ed.]

Fill in the blank: Id love to see _________ answer these same questions.

Whats the best advice youve ever received?

If you know that you’re able to do something better, do it that way.

Otherwise you have no excuse when things go wrong.

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