I’ve been with the division for 28 years. It’s been a great, wonderful 28 years here. I’ve learned a whole lot, especially respecting electricity. We deal with high voltage and low voltage electricity. You learn not to play around with it and that you have to take it in a serious manner every time. My job is to make sure people are comfortable. My main concern is the kids and the teachers in their rooms. I remember when I started here, we had to get a ladder and climb up just to read the temperature on the ceiling and what’s coming out of the vent. Now it’s so much easier. We can view it on the computer. We don’t have to look for the tallest ladder in the school just to check the temperature and air flow out of the vent. It’s come a long way.
What do you enjoying doing when you’re not at work?
A lot of different things. I really enjoy being outdoors. Gardening is one of my favorite things and being out in the water or riding my motorcycle. And family, helping mom as much as I can. I enjoy diving and snorkeling. That’s one of my favorite things, but there’s nothing around here. I grew up in the Philippines islands and I learned the ocean is like a playground. You wait for the tide to go out and the tide to come in, and you’ve got the biggest swimming pool in town. It’s just such a beautiful different planet being under the water.