Name: Juanita Veliz

Birthplace: Huron, CA
 

What high school did you attend? Coalinga High School

Area you represent: Area B (western Fresno County including Coalinga, Huron, Riverdale, Caruthers, and Laton)

Time as EOC Commissioner: 1 year

Profession: Administrative Assistant

Do you sit on other boards/commissions? I also serve as a member of the Coalinga/Huron Cemetery Board District.

Best advice ever received: “Do what your instincts tell you to do.”

Favorite advice I give: “Be all that you can be.” “Do what you can to be where you would like to be!”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: My favorite pig-out food is pizza.

Proudest moment: The proudest moment in my life was having my children receive their high school diploma.

Greatest personal accomplishment: My greatest personal accomplishment was becoming interim City Manager for the city of Huron.

Best vacation I’ve taken: The best vacation I’ve ever taken was a trip to Hawaii – when I was young and single – with my four girlfriends.

Favorite weekend activity: On the weekend, I enjoy staying home and sewing.

Last good movie I saw: I can’t recall the last good movie I saw, but one of my all-time favorite movies is Baby Boomers, at least that’s what I think the movie is called.

Scariest experience: My scariest experience was riding a Ferris wheel with my then future brother-in-law.

If I had a million dollars I would … pay off my house, quit my position, and enjoy life with my family.

Favorite place to shop: They closed the store, but I enjoyed shopping at House of Fabrics (like I said, I enjoy sewing).

Favorite childhood memory: My favorite childhood memory is playing with my sister who is two years older than I am. We would play cowboys and Indians in the backyard. We would pretend we were in a stagecoach, place rocks in the circle to mimic a campfire, and heat up our coffee like the cowboys did.

Words that describe me best: Quiet, hard working, survivor
 

I like to watch: Monk
 

In my spare time … I sew.
 

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … to take one day at a time and enjoy it to the fullest.