Accomplishment you’re most proud of?

I am proud that as a first-generation, non-traditional student, I accomplished my goals of obtaining a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree while juggling a full-time job and my family.  In 2015, I graduated with my master’s degree the same year my son graduated from high school.

Top three things on your Bucket List?

Finish my book, A Love Letter to Maria, about my grandmother’s life story.

Visit Frida Kahlo’s Blue House.

Visit the town in Mexico where my mom was born, San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco.

Last movie you saw?

Black Panther

The most interesting place you’ve been to?

The Salvador Dalí Museum in Figueres, Spain (while visiting Barcelona, Spain)

A movie title for the story of your life?

Some Kind of Wonderful

If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?

Too many… Frida Kahlo, Greta Garbo, Maya Angelou… strong women who challenged the status quo.

Top three favorite foods?

My mom’s enchiladas

Almond Chicken

Iced Mocha

How do you recharge?

I am very creative, and I love photography, art, renovating furniture and decorating my spaces.

Favorite season?

Summer… I love the long days.  The sun comes up early and there is sunlight until late into the evening.

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and how would you use it?

Reading people’s minds.  This job would be so much easier!!

If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?

Uh, no way!  I only do concerts and sing-alongs with my friends and family.

Greatest bit of advice a parent or mentor has given you?

Love

One word that you would use to describe your team?

Silly!  I work with the funniest people.

Your greatest personal accomplishment thus far?

I have been married to my husband, Gareth for 23 years, and I have a 21-year old son, Gavin.  I am exceedingly proud of my little family and the role I have hopefully played in creating a great life for them.

Anything else?

I am left-handed, and I love that I am a little different and quirky. I will often have a deep, kindred connection with someone, and then later find out they are left-handed.