This week we’re connecting with Dean Lori Ploutz-Snyder at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. Before diving into her leadership at U-M, she was a lead scientist for the Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures project at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, helping develop exercise protocols to maintain astronaut health. A former competitive swimmer who prefers oranges over apples, Dean Ploutz-Snyder shares her favorite and least favorite responsibilities as a leader at Michigan, and the fateful sailboat trip where she first met her husband.