interview by Jess McCuan . photo by Matt Rose

Name: Kiki Gollwitzer

Age: 41

How long have you been in Asheville? On and off since 2000.

And what do you do? Interesting question. I’ve done all sorts of things. My degree from Cornell is in animal sciences. I signed up to do endangered species breeding and husbandry.

Wow. I wanted to breed endangered babies. I like ocelots.

And what do you want to do with that? I don’t know. I’ve been applying to schools, and I got accepted at one program, at WCU. In the past, I’ve done everything. I’ve been a baby wrangler for Fisher Price. Now, I want to do event planning.

What kinds of events? Someday, hopefully, proper events. Like the Academy Awards. Fundraisers with bigwigs…that’s what I’m talking about.

Kiki’s makeup by Zack Russell of Makeup at the Grove Arcade.