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Sharon Bass Name: Dela Esqueda
# of Years with the Agency: 2 ½
# of Years in Non-Profit Work: 2 ½
Hometown: Lubbock
College: Texas Tech University
Major(s): Education - English

Past Jobs before you were in Non-Profit Work: Law Enforcement and an entrepreneur in the retail business

Family: Husband Pete, 4 Sons and 3 Daughters

Pets: 2 male Shi-tzu puppies named Wilbur and Cholo

What are the most important rewards in your career and why did you choose it? Dela experienced a co-worker of hers’, at one point in her career, asking her what she really wanted to do. Her answer was to give people hope. She gets to do that everyday, and that is her reward. The question from her co-worker has kept her accountable for her answer.

What are your interests outside of work? Reading, cooking, and gardening.

What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction and why? Rising above poverty in her own life, and having a home when you have been homeless.

Who is your hero? Jesus Christ

What two or three things are most important to you in your job? Accountability and working with excellent people; changing lives everyday.

Where is your favorite place you have been on vacation and why? Skip and Tilli’s house on I-10. It is situated up on a hill overlooking land and the highway. It is quiet and peaceful, and they treat her like a queen.