Name: Brandy Tarquino
Program: Employment & Training
Position: Program Assistant IV

First Job: Teen Staff Writer for the Fresno Bee “Teen Tempo” section

Birthplace: Fresno, CA

Years at FCEOC: almost 16

Best advice ever received: If you don’t take care of you – who will?

Favorite advice I give: Pause…. Think before reacting.

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: I love to go to Pho 90 & eat soup

Proudest moment: Dancing with my father at my wedding.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Buying my very first non-used car!

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: 10 day cruise to Alaska with 13 family members.

Favorite weekend activity: Going to Walmart & lunch with my husband

Last good movie I saw: Open Season

Scariest experience: Almost losing my father to health problems last year.

If I had a million dollars I would… Pay off the bills….Travel… Build my dream home on the beach!

Favorite place to shop: Wally-World!

Favorite childhood memory: I was fortunate that I had grandparents on both sides that took me places – I would have to say just spending time with my grandparents.

Words that describe me best: Loud… obnoxious at times… hopefully good hearted & helpful.

I like to watch: I am a TV junkie… But right now it’s a close call between Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, & Desperate Housewives

In my spare time… I love to bowl & read

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… Do Unto Others – Cause You Never Know When You’re Gonna Need Their Help!