Brisa Montoya Health Services Counselor

First Job: cashier at the Malt Shop Restaurant



Birthplace: Los Angeles, Ca



Years at EOC: 10 years



Best advice ever received: “In order to succeed, you have to be willing to fail.”



Favorite advice I give: “Tell the people you care about how much they mean to you today because tomorrow is not a promise.”



Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Castillo’s Mexican Restaurant



Proudest moment: the birth of my four kids



Greatest personal accomplishment: being a teen mom and finishing school

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Ixtapa, Mexico



Favorite weekend activity: go shopping



Last good movie I saw: The Uninvited



Scariest experience: car accident in 2000



If I had a million dollars I would … buy a new home and shop.



Favorite place to shop: Valentino’s in the Tower District



Favorite childhood memory: going to Manchester Mall with my mom and sister on the bus as a kid



Words that describe me best: funny and mean (LOL)



I like to watch: First 48, Operation Repo



In my spare time … I like to see a charming band, “A Tribute to the Smiths”. They rock!



If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… life is too short; enjoy it! Never have regrets; things happen for a reason.