Donna Ramos, an ad agency executive assistant from La Grange Highlands, answered questions while shopping in downtown La Grange.
Q: What do you do?
A: I’m an executive assistant at SPM Marketing & Communications in La Grange. It’s an ad agency specializing in health care.
Q: How did you get the job?
A: A high school friend contacted me about it. It’s all about networking.
Q: What do you like about your job?
A: I like the variety. I like that it’s close to home. It’s small. It keeps me really busy. I am assistant to managing partners.
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Q: How long have you lived in La Grange Highlands?
A: 20 years
Q: Are you married?
A: I’m engaged. We’re getting married in September. I met him at Lyons Township High School. We reconnected on LinkedIn when my son was thinking about going to Columbia College. He had gone to Columbia. We started talking and it went from there.
Q: Did you date your fiancee in high school?
A: He wanted to date me then, but I said I didn’t like his hair.
Q: Do you have children?
A: I have two, ages 25 and 21.
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Green Although I only own one green top.
Q: What’s your favorite book?
A: That’s hard to say. I am more of a magazine reader. I like InStyle magazine.
Q: What is your next vacation?
A: Our next vacation is our honeymoon. Our last vacation was to Spain.
Q: What did you like about Spain?
A: Just the culture, the history, the people.
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