Name: Gabriela Romero
Program: Executive Office
Position: Special Projects

First Job: Picking figs at Montgomery Farms, Merced CA

Birthplace: Ensenada , Mexico

Years at FCEOC: 3 years, 8 months

Best advice ever received: Luck is the residue of desire…

Favorite advice I give: Live and Learn

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Red Lobster

Proudest moment: Giving birth to my now 10 year-old son Andres.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Obtaining my degree at California State University, Fresno

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: My dream vacation would be to visit South Africa to watch Mexico play in the FIFA World Cup 2010…

Favorite weekend activity: Family time

Last good movie I saw: Fracture

Scariest experience: My three sisters nearly drowning in Chowchilla River

If I had a million dollars I would spend them helping others and making a difference.

Favorite place to shop: Wal-Mart

Favorite childhood memory: Going to the corner store with my brothers and sisters to buy candy with the pesos my parents gave us.

Words that describe me best: Impatient, Outspoken and Energetic.

I like to watch: Crime and drama shows.

In my spare time I like to spend time with my family, take my children to the movies, read a good book and relax.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is pleasing everyone is impossible…