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Staff Profile: Grace Barba

Name: Grace Barba

Hometown: "I was born in Philippines and my parents came to San Francisco when I was 2."

Background (education or otherwise): "I went to balboa for high school and have a certificate in business administration from Heald."

Position:  "Administrative assistant"

What do you do here: "I help support the administration and economic development departments."

How long have you been working at Asian Inc.: "15 years. It's a nice place to work and there are nice people here!" 

• Hobbies: "Shopping. I also like reading to do books, like right now, I'm teaching myself how to do excel."

• favorite restaurant: "Kome"

• Favorite thing about San Francisco: "The diversity and the people."

• One thing you would change about it if you could: "The weather. I love rain, but it would be great if it could only rain at night."

• Best Movie of All Time: "Magic Mike"

• Favorite Food: "Japanese food. I love sushi"

• Favorite Physical Activity: "walking around the mall with my son."

• Best Superpower to have: "Teleportation, cause I'm a mom. I'd love to go to work and to school and not have to take muni."

• Sports Team: "You gotta love the forty-niners and the giants."

• Favorite Celebrity to Meet (Either Real or Fictional): "Channing Tatum"

• Something completely unexpected about me: "No, not really. I'm pretty straightforward. I'm a mom who loves watching my son play basketball."