Anitra Graves
Head Start
ECE Specialist

First Job: Selling purses at a flea market in Miami, Fl

Birthplace: Houston, TX

Years at FCEOC: 8 years of learning and growing

Best advice ever received: Every experience is a journey towards growth

Favorite advice I give: Give it to God

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Shrimp Etouffee

Proudest moment: Graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree

Greatest personal accomplishment: Becoming an ECE Specialist

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Skiing with my husband at Badger pass and taking our children to Disney World. Both were extremely fun!

Favorite weekend activity: Having a wonderful meal on our patio with my husband and children.

Last good movie I saw: Hotel Rwanda

Scariest experience: Driving through the mountains on a snowy day. Beautiful, yet unnerving.

If I had a million dollars I would… Open a bookmobile. Then have educational workshops with low-income families and give away free books.

Favorite place to shop: Coach store in Emeryville

Favorite childhood memory: Going to the beach with my family

Words that describe me best: Happy, caring, curious, and dedicated.

I like to watch: Reality shows and CNN

In my spare time… I love to read!!!

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… Don’t ever give up and anything is possible