Juanita Platas WIC Nutritional Assistant

First Job: picking bell peppers

Birthplace: La Mesa, Texas

Years at EOC: 1 year

Best advice ever received: “Everything happens for a reason.”

Favorite advice I give: “If it is meant for you it will happen; if it’s not, nothing will happen.”

Proudest moment: the birth of my grandchildren

Greatest personal accomplishment: my kids

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Texas with all of my kids and grandkids

Favorite weekend activity: staying home and babysitting my grandkids

Last good movie I saw: The Notebook

Scariest experience: it was snowing during one of our trips to Phoenix, Arizona; we were driving but couldn’t see the lines and there was no where to stop. We followed a semi that took us to the next town where we stayed until it stopped snowing.

If I had a million dollars I would … pay off my bills and give each of my kids and parents money to pay off their homes.

Favorite place to shop: Marshalls and Ross

Favorite childhood memory: every Friday my dad would take us to Foster’s Freeze; we’d take our order across the street to the park (in Selma) and eat it there.

Words that describe me best: homebody

I like to watch: romantic movies

In my spare time … I baby sit so my kids can go out and have time by themselves.