Anna Smith
Medical Assistant III

First Job: “I worked in circulation at Selma Enterprise.”

Birthplace: Selma, California

Years at FCEOC: 5 years and 4 months.

Best advice ever received: “If you don’t’ know how to do it, ASK.”

Favorite advice I give: “You don’t know if you could truly do it unless you try.”

Interesting experience: “I went horseback riding and my horse started to go fast when it saw another horse speed up!”

Favorite restaurant: “New China in Reedley.”

Proudest moment: “When I went back to school after 20 years of dropping out of school and studied to be a Medical Assistant.”

Greatest personal accomplishment: “Getting a job after graduating.”

Best vacation I’ve taken: “Out on the coast. If I could go to Morro Bay every weekend, I would.”

Favorite weekend activity: “Renting movies and staying at home.”

Last good movie I saw: “Somewhere In Time.”

Scariest experience: “When my mom said that my son wasn’t at school where she was supposed to pick him up. We had to call the police because we couldn’t find him. We found him later on… he walked to his friend’s house from school!”

If I had a million dollars I would… “Probably invest.”

Favorite place to shop: “Reedley Trading Post. They sell antiques.”

Favorite childhood memory: “On Easter how we used to spend time at Roeding Park with my family.”

I admire… “My mom.”

3 words that describe me best: “Sense of humor, honest, and dependable.”

I like to watch: “When there is nothing to watch, I watch the Home Shopping Network.”

Favorite music or artist: “R & B. Michael McDonald.”

In my spare time… “I shop.”

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is.. .”Education is important. Without it, you don’t get anywhere.”