Name: Yvan Blackburn
Program/Position: Facilities Management

First Job: Newspaper route in Canada

Birthplace: Welland, Ontario Canada

Years at FCEOC: 15 months

Best advice ever received: Life is full of surprises, but don’t forget to pray and say thanks every day.

Favorite advice I give: Live for today; tomorrow is a new adventure.

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Crepes is one of my favorite dishes. They are so versatile.

Proudest moment: Having a son and daughter, and now my 2 step daughters.

Greatest personal accomplishment: When I was teaching Property Management I gave people with Workers Comp disability a new start in life.

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Going to Virginia Beach with the love of my life, and being with family and visiting Washington DC.

Favorite weekend activity: I love to piddle with anything just a busy body.

Last good movie I saw: One of the best is Eight Below. One man's love for his Huskies. Must be a dog lover.

Scariest experience: When my friend had an accident and rolled his truck down a ravine in the San Gabriel Mountains when I was 19 years old.

If I had a million dollars I would…Share with our children, buy our retirement home, and travel.

Favorite place to shop: Solvang because of the bakeries and restaurant that they have as well as all the unique shops.

Favorite childhood memory: Being with my twin brother and pulling different pranks with people. It was so easy because no one could tell us apart except Mom.

Words that describe me best: Friendly, hard worker.

I like to watch: Antique road show and Law and Order. Not much of a TV person.

In my spare time… I enjoy doing stained glass windows or crafty ornaments.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… Don't put off what you can do today; tomorrow may never come.