Maria E. Romero WIC WNA/CT

First Job: Unemployment Development Department

Birthplace: El Centro, CA

Years at EOC: 7 years

Best advice ever received: “Time heals.”

Favorite advice I give: “Live one day at a time and treat others like you would want to be treated.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Outback, Olive Garden

Proudest moment: attending my oldest daughter’s graduation ceremony at CAL POLY

Greatest personal accomplishment: surviving multiple personal & family crises with a positive outlook

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: to Utah to see my daughter Celesta

Favorite weekend activity: spending time at the coast on the beach

Last good movie I saw: 88 Minutes with Al Pacino

Scariest experience: when I was diagnosed with an illness and not knowing what the outcome would be

If I had a million dollars I would … share the money.

Favorite place to shop: Macy’s, JC Penny, Ross

Favorite childhood memory: when I first learned to drive

Words that describe me best: faithful, dependable, warm spirit, congenial, energetic

I like to watch: 20/20, Nightline

In my spare time … I spend time with family, watch movies, and travel to the coast.

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