Cathy Esquivel Head Start Health Assistant

Birthplace: Selma, CA

Years at EOC: 34 years

Best advice ever received: “Always put God first in your life.”

Favorite advice I give: “All things are possible with God’s help and in His time.”

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

Proudest moment: Watching my son achieve his goal and graduate from the Highway Patrol Academy and pinning his badge on him when he was sworn in with the Fresno Sheriffs Dept.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Raising my children to be responsible adults

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: When my husband Frank and I went to Maui in 2005

Favorite weekend activity: Sitting together with my husband and close friends and playing cards

Last good movie I saw: The Blind Side

Scariest experience: While on a Ferris wheel, it stopped on top to get people on and I had a panic attack and was taken off

If I had a million dollars I would … give to my church, buy homes and cars for my family, and spend like a crazy woman.

Favorite place to shop: Home Goods

Favorite childhood memory: Having a garden in the back yard and pulling and eating carrots out of the ground

Words that describe me best: Hard worker

I like to watch: American Idol and Giants baseball with my husband

In my spare time … I enjoy walking to the park with my grandchildren and playing on the swings.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … no matter what life brings, with God’s help you can always start over. I’m good at starting over.