Ida Lopez Employment and Training Employment Readiness Specialist

First Job: waitress at A&W in Selma

Birthplace: Texas

Years at EOC: over 10 years

Best advice ever received: “You can do anything you put your mind to.”

Favorite advice I give: “Don’t give up.”

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

Proudest moment: when my two grandsons were born, at different times of course.

Greatest personal accomplishment: buying myself a new SUV

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Disneyland in October

Favorite weekend activity : I just get up and do what ever comes along

Last good movie I saw: Four Christmases

Scariest experience: when my daughter and family got in a car accident; everyone was ok.

If I had a million dollars I would … g ive it to my daughter, because she is worth a million bucks.

Favorite place to shop: WalMart

Favorite childhood memory: going to Roeding Park with my parents

Words that describe me best: my smile

I like to watch: Lost

In my spare time … I spend with my grandkids.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… life is too short. Live it happy, healthy, and with family and friends and everything else is ok!