Sylvia Galvez Health Services Clinic Nurse Practitioner

First Job: medical assistant for Dr. Stanely Stain

Birthplace: Fresno

Years at EOC: 2 years

Best advice ever received: “Never say you can’t.”

Favorite advice I give: “Take one day at a time.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Baja Fresh – chicken tacos!

Proudest moment: the births of my 3 children – Erik, Greg, and Lauren

Greatest personal accomplishment: learning how to swing last year

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: to see the pyramids in Egypt

Favorite weekend activity: shopping with my best friend

Last good movie I saw: Pan’s Labyrinth

Scariest experience: when I was in high school, my brother forgot to pick me up from the downtown library; it closed and I had to walk (run!) home at night for two miles.

If I had a million dollars I would … pay off bills and take a long vacation with my family.

Favorite place to shop: Home Goods

Favorite childhood memory: sixth grade trip to Bass Lake (even though we got lost looking for an apple orchard and the search team was sent to find us!)

Words that describe me best: organized, dog-lover, dedicated

I like to watch: The Amazing Race

In my spare time … I love to read.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … life is too short