s e n e c S e h t Behind with ley Coco Mose
Each month, "Behind the Scenes" features an interview with a leader in our community designed to provide readers a glimpse into his/her interests and passions inside and outside of the workplace This month, "Behind the Scenes" sat down with Coco Moseley the Executive Director at the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury What is your hometown? I live in Lincoln, VT, in an 1820s farmhouse that has been in my husband’s family since the 1950s when his grandmother moved to Vermont from Maryland. Where did you go to school? My graduate degree is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and my undergraduate degree is from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, however I also took classes at Bennington College and the University of Accra in Ghana. First ever job? My first ever job was horse related. As a teenager, I used to rent out my pony for kids’ birthday parties and give pony rides. It was actually lucrative and helped fund many of my horse endeavors. I also had a short stint galloping Thoroughbreds for a racehorse breeder and trainer and my day started at 4AM, so I could exercise the horses before having to be in school for 8AM. Favorite Vacation Spot? Indian Lake in the ADKs is my current go to vacation spot. I love to do long distance lake swimming and the pristine nature of the ADKs is perfect for that!
Coco Moseley
Who was your greatest inspiration growing up? My grandmother was a huge inspiration to me as a kid. She taught me a lot of life skills that I have come to really appreciate. When she taught me to drive, she hitched up the horse trailer to the old Jeep Wagoneer (manual transmission) and made me back down the driveway. I still remember her saying “this would be a whole lot easier if you stopped crying!”. Who do you most admire? As a former librarian, I think a lot of my most admired folks are authors. I love contemporary fiction writers like Ann Patchett, someone who can highlight the little miracles that happen all around us amid the banality of everyday life. For the sake of brevity, I won’t go into my long list of favorite authors, but if you are curious, reach out! I still love to talk about books.
