AAC staff profiles: Amie Alexander

Law Clerk — Amie Alexander

Family information: I am married to my husband, Jackson Alexander. We live in Cabot with four fish and two parakeets. Jackson and I met in Fayetteville, where we went to college. I grew up in Scott County, where my family still lives.

My favorite meal: My favorite meal is my granny’s fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, fried potatoes and biscuits — with angel food cake for dessert.

When I’m not working I’m: Studying, reading, getting coffee with a friend, spending hours in a bookstore, traveling or watching Netflix.

The accomplishment of which I am

most proud: I am the most proud of the educational experiences I have had the opportunity to take advantage of. I have always loved school and being challenged to learn new and unfamiliar things. an accomplishment I am happy to have behind me. The credit is certainly not all mine, though. My husband began an online master’s program so that we could spend time together studying in the library, and he always made sure I had a healthy meal to eat and minimized my late night Taco Bell drivethrough runs.

At the top of my bucket list is to: Swim with manatees! I have always loved marine animals; I got to swim with a beluga whale when

I was 18, and I loved that. Manatees are my favorite marine creature and a swim together is at the top of my bucket list.

Amie Alexander

You might be surprised to learn that: I will be spending the summer in Tokyo, Japan, working for the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service.

My pet peeve is: Overpriced, bad coffee.

The hardest thing I have ever done: Conquering my first year of law school and first year of marriage at the same time is

Motto or favorite quote: “Nothing will work unless you do.” — Maya Angelou.