This month, we are proud to shine our employee spotlight on Juanita Barrera, Administrative Assistant to the Directors of Dietary and Building Services.
Juanita has been working at Flushing Hospital Medical Center for 31 years. Her first seven years were in the Health Information Department as a data entry clerk and for the past 24 years she has been in the Food and Nutrition Department.
She grew up in Flushing, Queens where she attended PS 214, Junior High School 185, Flushing High School and she recently went back to school at Queensborough Community College where she obtained her AS in Health Science.
Juanita has two children, Jasmine and Deval and one grandson Jayden. Her family is very important to her and she enjoys spending time with them. She also has a French bulldog.
Juanita likes to travel both locally and abroad. The best vacations are to places where she can relax in the sun and take in the local culture. She enjoys different types of music, her favorites being the ones she can dance to. She also enjoys keeping in shape and participates in many forms of activities which include kickboxing, running, Zumba and has even jumped off cliffs.
Juanita takes great pride in working at Flushing Hospital because of the people she works with and also because it’s located in the neighborhood where she grew up.
We are very proud to have Juanita as part of our team at Flushing Hospital Medical Center and look forward to having her continue for many more years.
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