Name: Ana Martinez
Program: Human Resources
Position: Human Resources Assistant

First Job: Working at Rowell Elementary as a Bilingual Teacher Assistant

Birthplace: Santa Ana , El Salvador

Years at FCEOC: 1 year and 1 month

Best advice ever received: Always keep moving forward and keep focused.

Favorite advice I give: Everything happens for a reason

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Pupusas (Salvadorian dish)

Proudest moment: Becoming a parent

Greatest personal accomplishment: Learning English in two years.

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Going back to El Salvador after almost 10 years and seeing my family.

Favorite weekend activity: Spending time with my family

Last good movie I saw: Cars

Scariest experience: Almost drowning at the beach when I was 15.

If I had a million dollars I would… Pay any debt of course, buy a house, set up college accounts for my daughters, and invest the rest.

Favorite place to shop: Target

Favorite childhood memory: Getting up at 5 in the morning to go swimming with my dad.

Words that describe me best: Caring, people person, and competitive.

I like to watch: A little bit of everything, but for now my favorite show is “Grey’s Anatomy”

In my spare time… I like to read, and spend time with my friends and family playing board games or just hanging out.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… good to make plans, but we all need to learn to be flexible you never know where life will take you. (Cheesy I know, but true)