Who's reading MÁS?
Who's reading MÁS?
Age: 33 Personal: Born and raised in Orange County, Calif. Married to her husband, Hector. Two sons, Javier and Martin; two stepchildren, Kiana and Kaloni. Galvan is an underwriting service assistant/safety committee chairperson for State Farm Insurance. She is also the Kern County regional associate for the California Shakeout Drill, a statewide earthquake drill. Due to her job, she was relocated to Bakersfield in 2004.
Drill results: “To bring awareness, educate, make people understand the importance of being prepared and in the end, to be self-sufficient. In disasters, we assume that our first responders and local government are supposed to act immediately and help us resolve it all. Shakeout (earthquake drill) gives every individual the responsibility to do that for themselves.”
Always prepared: “I feel it’s important for anyone living in California to be prepared for earthquakes, not just those living in Kern County. People don’t like to think about the bad things that could happen. Our fear overpowers our mind — however, we need to change that mindset and make it something positive. If we prepare ourselves for disasters, whether its an earthquake or flooding, we will be able to be self-sufficient and sustain ourselves and our loved ones.”
On the go: “I have four kids and I work full time — spare time is something I really don’t have. In the little time I do have, I am personal secretary/assistant for my husband and his contracting business, Central Coast Installation.”
Community involvement: “Not at this time, but I do have plans of becoming a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member.”
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