Name: Julie L. Valentine Dunn
Program: Transit Systems
Position: School Bus Trainer/Driver

First Job: Summer Office Clerk, King Estates Jr. High at age 14.

Birthplace: Berkley, CA (B-town)

Years at FCEOC: 7+

Best advice ever received: Tough times never last but tough people do!

Favorite advice I give: Nobody knows what’s best for you better than you.

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Yoshinos, Japanese food.

Proudest moment: The birth of my children and granddaughter.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Jasmin, Ricky Jr., Kally, Jessica, and Morgan (my children and my grandchildren).

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Hawaii or any play with lots of sun and swimming.

Favorite weekend activity: Puttering around the house, gardening, reading, and sitting out on my deck soaking up the sun. Church on Sunday followed by a big Sunday dinner with all the kids at home.

Last good movie I saw: Dream Girls/The Pursuit of Happyness

Scariest experience: The different SERIOUS health challenges/operations my family has faced over the years.

If I had a million dollars I would… Tithe 10%, secure my children and grandchildren’s tomorrows, provide for my Mom, and buy my dad a Corvette!

Favorite place to shop: Steinmart, IKEA, and Berkley Flea Market.

Favorite childhood memory: Spending the summers with my numerous cousins throughout California at our Grandmother’s house in Madera. My Mom is one of 15 siblings and I am the oldest granddaughter of over 150+ grandchildren, great-grands and great-great grands and to this day I still feel responsible for all of them.

Words that describe me best: Loyal, concerned, encouraging, practical, responsible, straight-shooter, calm in a storm.

I like to watch: Prison Break, American Idle, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, and Extreme Makeover-Home Edition.

In my spare time… What spare time?

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… You must be true to yourself and CHRIST MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE.