Olivia Rodriguez
Child Care Coordinator
School Age Child Care

First Job: Child Care Coordinator

Birthplace: Firebaugh

Years at FCEOC: 10 years and 5 months

Best advice ever received: “All things are possible if you believe.”

Favorite advice I give: “Be happy at what you do.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: “Favorite dish is Shrimp ChopSuey Chow Mein”

Proudest moment: “Being the first to graduate from college.”

Greatest personal accomplishment: “Being hired to work at F.C.E.O.C. as Child Care Coordinator for the School Age Child Care Program.”

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: “When I still had my husband and son’s and spent a four day weekend at Disneyland.”

Favorite weekend activity: “Taking my grandchildren out for pizza.”

Last good movie I saw: “Hostage (video)”

Scariest experience: “When I thought I lost my purse at Walmart.”

If I had a million dollars: “I would donate to charities that assist the poor.”

Favorite place to shop: “Macys”

Favorite childhood memory: “My father attached a cart to our pet goat name “Pancho” and I would give the neighborhood kids ride for a dime.”

I admire… “The staff that work at Human Resource they remind me of the young and the restless. Also Roberta Ayer, my supervisor who is able to wear a smile no matter what, and Juanita Dibble, our Program Assistant, who is a great cook and shares her secrets in cooking with us all.”

Words that describe me best: “Compassionate for her fellow man.”

I like to watch: “Fear Factor”

Favorite music or artist: “Country”

In my spare time… “I enjoy reading my bible for spiritual strength and guidance.”

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… “A quote from my deceased son Michael Jonathan Rodriguez “Life is too short mom, enjoy it, and try not deprive yourself of anything.””