Nancy Carol Kalpakoff
FCEOC Kerman Floyd SACC
Lead Teacher

First Job: Waitress – Whitesbridge Golf Course

Birthplace: Fresno, CA

Years at FCEOC: 11 years and still learning and loving each child who come through my door.

Best advice ever received: “Do one thing everyday that makes you happy.”

Favorite advice I give: “We find in life exactly what we put in it.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Clam chowder in a bread bowl at Pismo Beach.

Proudest moment: When my son and granddaughter were born.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Continuing my education and receiving my site supervisor permit.

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: When my husband and I took off and traveled through the Gold Country with no plans.

Favorite weekend activity: Spending time with Camryn, my 4-year old granddaughter.

Last good movie I saw: Georgia Rule

Scariest experience: Raising my son through his pre-teen and teenage years. We all survived.

If I had a million dollars I would… pay off my home, all my bills, then buy my son a new home and vehicle. Then save the rest for retirement.

Favorite place to shop: Any shop that has antiques.

Favorite childhood memory: Spending weekends with my grandmother, helping her in her garden then walking to the Fulton Mall for a banana split.

Words that describe me best: Cat lover, friendly loyal, honest, sensitive

I like to watch: Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover Home Edition (makes me cry).

In my spare time… love to garden and spend time with friends and family.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… take life a little slower, enjoy and appreciate what you have, home family, friends and my seven cats. Don’t let others pressure you into doing things you may not want to do. I have learned to say no for my health and well being.