{"id":4690,"date":"2017-09-18T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T19:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:55:22","slug":"meet-natasha-mcpartlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/meet-natasha-mcpartlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Natasha McPartlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4700 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-nm.jpg\" alt=\"Natasha McPartlin\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-nm.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-nm-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natasha McPartlin is the Director of Society Operations for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.org\/sigmatd\/\">Sigma Tau Delta<\/a> Central Office. She earned a BA from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiu.edu\/\">Western Illinois University<\/a>, where she was a Journalism major with an English minor. She earned her MSEd in Adult &amp; Higher Education\/Student Affairs from <a href=\"http:\/\/niu.edu\/index.shtml\">Northern Illinois University<\/a>. She has lived in the same small town (pop. 1,200) for most of her life, and enjoys going camping with her husband, their 10 year-old twin boys, and their lab-mix, Hawk.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>My favorite movie is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089218\/\"><strong><em>The Goonies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qA2s_Vh0uE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>I never leave the house without <strong>a hair tie<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be <strong>watermelon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Growing up, I was sure I would be <strong>a teacher<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I know every word to the song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UTK57dJc_pU\"><strong>&#8220;If I Had a $1,000,000&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><strong> by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barenakedladies.com\/\"><strong>Barenaked Ladies<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTK57dJc_pU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>I know it&#8217;s clich\u00e9, but <strong>my kids are truly the best gift I&#8217;ve ever received. Being a mom to my twin boys is the best!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My nickname in high school was <strong>Tash . . . pretty much the longer someone knows me, the fewer syllables my name has!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you find me in the kitchen, I\u2019m typically whipping up <strong>anything with pasta! It&#8217;s my go-to dish that I know my family loves<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m more of a <strong>reader<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Best Book Title I&#8217;ve encountered was <a href=\"http:\/\/jsworldwide.com\/yeah_he_wrote_em.html\"><strong><em>The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> (I like a good play on words and this children&#8217;s book is full of them!)<\/strong>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sciesz_stinky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4691 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sciesz_stinky.jpg\" alt=\"The Skinky Cheese Man\" width=\"504\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sciesz_stinky.jpg 504w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sciesz_stinky-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The literary place I&#8217;d most like to visit is<strong> Avonlea . . . I know it&#8217;s a fictional place, but I loved the <a href=\"http:\/\/anneofgreengables.wikia.com\/wiki\/Anne_of_Green_Gables_series\"><em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em><\/a> books when I was younger!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My dream job is <strong>a beach bum . . . maybe selling seashell necklaces to make a few dollars<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>An author I truly admire is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/authors\/lois-lowry\/\">Lois Lowry<\/a>, for her ability to write funny stories and engage young readers, and also tackle difficult subjects and still appeal to a broad range of readers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My go-to children&#8217;s book is <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterworldbooks.com\/Harold-and-the-Purple-Crayon-id-9780064430227.aspx\">Harold and the Purple Crayon<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-1024x531.png\" alt=\"Harold and the Purple Crayon\" width=\"1000\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-1024x531.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-300x155.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-768x398.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-990x513.png 990w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg-1320x684.png 1320w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Harold-lg.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is <strong>Germany . . . my grandparents were born there and I still have relatives there that I&#8217;ve never met<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My favorite part of being an English Minor was <strong>hearing all the different takes my classmates had on various literature. I enjoy working in the Central Office because I get to do a lot of different things I enjoy, in a field that I love<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The last book I read was <a href=\"http:\/\/khaledhosseini.com\/books\/the-kite-runner\/synopsis\/\"><strong><em>The Kite Runner<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> by <\/strong><strong>Khaled Hosseini<\/strong>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4693\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Kite Runner\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-990x557.jpg 990w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-1320x743.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-470x264.jpg 470w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-640x360.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-215x120.jpg 215w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner-414x232.jpg 414w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Kite-Runner.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>My favorite book series is <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pottermore.com\/\">Harry Potter<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong>! I just finished reading the series for the first time with my boys this year!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My favorite place to buy books is <strong>either <\/strong><strong>online if I&#8217;m looking for a specific title or at yard sales. But I prefer the library whenever possible! (I am the President of my local Library Board of Trustees.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>As sad as I am to say this, I think that in 10 years the big trend in literature will be <strong>a pervasive <\/strong><strong>digital presence; we&#8217;ll see fewer and fewer print books and brick and mortar bookstores<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My first professional job was as<strong> a <\/strong><strong>Graphic Designer at a newspaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The last book I bought was <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seussville.com\/books\/book_detail.php?isbn=9780394800011\">The Cat in the Hat<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2014a gift for my nephew\u2014and I have read it<\/strong>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4695\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"George Clooney\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-990x557.jpg 990w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-1320x743.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-470x264.jpg 470w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-640x360.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-215x120.jpg 215w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney-414x232.jpg 414w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/george-clooney.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The celebrity I&#8217;d most like to spend a day with is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000123\/\">George Clooney<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If I could move anywhere in the world, I&#8217;d live <strong>anywhere close to the Ocean with a warm climate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My Hogwarts House is <strong>Ravenclaw<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Natasha McPartlin is the Director of Society Operations for the Sigma Tau Delta Central Office. 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