Angela LaVonne McGraw

• Date and place of birth: Dec. 27, 1972, Holton, Kan.

• A book I recently read and liked: I read books to my grandchildren. I like “A Little Spot of Emotion” box set that helps kids identify with their emotions.

• Something I do every day is: Give my husband a kiss and hug.

• If I had to eat the same thing every day it would be: Pizza.

• My most precious childhood memory: Watching my mom and dad sing at one of the restaurants my mom owned. My dad would play his guitar, sometimes there would be a person on the organ. My parents could really sing and had a good time doing it.

• To my fantasy dinner party, I would invite: My husband, my dad, my mother-in-law, Michelle Obama and Jesus.

• My biggest accomplishment to date is: Becoming executive director of Women and Children First.

• To relax I: Enjoy a glass of Hot Springs White Wine, coloring on my phone and binge watching movies.

• My kids would say I’m: Always there for them.

• My favorite indulgence is: Starbucks’ White Chocolate Mocha.

• The best advice I ever got: Be grateful and humble in whatever role you play.

• I think everyone should: Appreciate everyone’s differences. It makes each of us special and beautiful. It would be a boring world if we were all the same.

• Someday I want to: Cut that purple ribbon to the first Family Peace Center in the state of Arkansas, making it possible to provide services to all victims of domestic violence and sexual assault under one roof.

• My pet peeve is: Personally, it’s holes in socks; professionally, it’s the phone ringing more than three times.

• Something few people know about me: I love jazz, and I used to play the trombone in my school jazz band.

• The most fun I’ve ever had: My honeymoon in Orlando, Fla.

• I wish I could: Make violence in the world go away.

• One word to sum me up: Grateful.