Glennda Testone on her morning routine and two-hour commute, being a new mom at work, and fighting burnout
Illustration: Lauren Tamaki Pride Month is the busiest time of year for Glennda Testone, executive director of NYC’s LGBT Community Center, which will host its annual Garden Party for 1,500 people tonight on Hudson River Park’s Pier 97. In addition to leading the Center for the past ten years, Testone is a member of the Ending the Epidemic Task Force, which works to end the AIDS epidemic in New York, and she serves as a member of the Bronx borough president’s LGBT Policy Task Force.
It involves about a 40-minute drive, and I either drive to Metro Park Station, or if it’s nice out and I want to treat myself I’ll drive to Highlands to take the ferry, which is really beautiful. I typically will stop by the Starbucks drive-thru. I used to really dislike my commute, but now with the baby it’s sort of my respite — my time to recharge and catch up.Since moving to Asbury I’ve become a huge podcast fan.
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