Olivia Ibanez Early Head Start Family Development Specialist

First Job: Pre-school teacher

Birthplace: Mendota, CA

Years at EOC: almost 2 years

Best advice ever received: “I t’s never too late!”

Favorite advice I give: “What goes around, come around.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: pig-out food – my brother’s bbq ribs and chicken

Proudest moment: giving birth to my children

Greatest personal accomplishment: graduating from college

Best vacation I’ve taken: taking a cruise with my husband and kids to the Bahamas

Last good movie I saw : My Sister’s Keeper

 
Scariest experience: finding out my mom had cancer

If I had a million dollars I would … donate it to help find a cure for cancer.

 
Favorite place to shop: Dressbarn

Favorite childhood memory: going to the Merced Lake on the 4 th of July with all my family grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

Words that describe me best: caring, thoughtful, polite and a sense of humor

I like to watch: funny movies with my family

In my spare time … I spend time with my family and kids … and visiting casinos!

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … love and appreciate your parents for everything they have done for you; and just as they took care of us when we were little, it’s our responsibility to take care of them when they can’t take care of themselves anymore.