Employee Spotlight - September 2019

This month's Employee spotlight features:

Helina Leyasi

1. How long have you worked at Arizona Research Center?

Approximately 2 months.

2. What is your role at Arizona Research Center?

Clinical Research Coordinator

3. Before working at Arizona Research Center, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?

Working at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital as an intern collaborating with the endocrinologist and families to aid in improving the health of their family through nutrition and sustainable habits.

4. What is your favorite part about working at AZRC?

The staff! Everyone is very family oriented and nice.

5. What would be your dream vacation?

Visiting my family’s homeland Afghanistan at least once in my life.

6. What is one interesting/unique thing that most people would not know about you?

I enjoy watching surgeries for fun. Also I can understand 5 languages, but can only reply in 3.

7. Do you have a go to karaoke song? If so, what is it?

Living on a prayer by Bon Jovi.

8. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A Wildlife Veterinarian.

9. What is your best personality trait?

Being empathetic and giving good advice.

10. What phrase are you known for at work?

Hummmmmm and Ooohhhh?

11. What is the first thing you would buy if you won the lottery?

I’ll probably donate it to help create new schools for young girls in the Middle East.

12. What is your biggest pet peeve?

Being woken up from a nap. I get really cranky.

13. Who’s your celebrity crush?

Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Efron

14. What is your favorite movie of all time?

Tangled

15. What TV show/movie are you ashamed to admit you love?

The Bee Movie

15. What TV show/movie are you ashamed to admit you love?

It changes all the time!