Latisha Conway
Auditor I
Finance

First job: “I was a secretary at Darling Delaware when I was 15 years old.”

Birthplace: Fresno, CA

Years at FCEOC: 5 years 9 months

Best advice ever received: “Don’t allow your circumstances to dictate what you can or cannot do.”

Favorite advice I give: “I know I’m somebody because God don’t make junk.”

Interesting experience/adventure: “My cruise to Mexico to celebrate my graduation.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: “Chinese food at Shanghai.”

Proudest moment: “Receiving my Bachelors degree in Accounting in May of last year.”

Greatest personal accomplishment: “Receiving my Bachelors while being a single mother of 5.”

Dream vacation: “Couple weeks in Jamaica.”

Favorite weekend activity: “Sleeping and reading.”

Last good movie I saw: “Coach Carter was a good movie. I also thought Ray Charles was a really good movie.”

Scariest experience: “I stepped on a rattle snake while we were out fishing.”

If I had a million dollars I would… “I would buy abandoned buildings here and give the homeless a place to stay.”

Favorite place to shop: “Garment District in L.A.”

Favorite childhood memory: “Waking up on Christmas day with all the toys and the tree would be up in the morning.”

I admire… “My mom. She did the same thing as me raised 2 kids as a single mother and became an LVN.”

3 words that describe me best: “Motivated, determined, and outgoing.”

I like to read or watch: “I like romance novels. Terry McMillan is one of my favorites and I like to watch Court T.V.”

Favorite music or artist: “R&B-Gerald Levert.”

In my spare time… “Play board games with the kids.”

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… “Nothing is handed to you… you have to work for what you want.”