Foster Campbell-McManus

• Name: Foster Campbell-McManus

• Family: Married to Paul McManus, with one grown son, Michael R.J. Campbell, and 5-year-old granddaughter Lilia Brywn Campbell

• City of residence: Yuba City

• Occupation: Chiropractor

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter (or Mid-Valley) area? I wanted to live in a community where Michael would be safe and where we could make a contribution.

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter (or Mid-Valley) area? The quality of life and that we are making contributions.

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? Having once been in the entertainment field, I have several famous friends and patients.

• Favorite television show: "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Burn Notice"

• Favorite sports team: Our Olympic competitors

• Favorite quote: I have two: "Parallel lines meet only in infinity. We are all parallel lines only a few of us are more parallel than others," Aldous Huxley; "Be not simply good for you may miss much of life so. Be not simply good, be good for something," Anonymous

• What was your first job? Babysitting in my neighborhood when I was 7.

• How would you describe yourself? I am energetic, optimistic and passionate about life.

• What kind of pets do you have? I have two gray-and-white cats who do not know that they are cats, Dollie and Dodger

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? Theater classes were my favorite and statistics was my least favorite.

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? The Acting Company, Garbeau's, Sacramento Theater Company/Music Circus...

• What is your dream job? The one that I have.

• What is your favorite part of the job? Being a life coach and teaching.

• Do you belong to any clubs or organizations in the community? The Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce, The Acting Company, Lead Yuba^Sutter, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. n What are some of your fondest memories? Paul's proposal; our wedding date; summer days in Aspen, Colo., as a kid; Michael's performances

• What are your favorite foods? Inventive salads and Chinese food

• If you were in charge, what would you change about the community? I would concentrate on improving the infrastructure so that we could better accommodate growth.

• What was the last good book you read? "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" by Gregory Maguire

• Do you have a nickname? Yes...

• Favorite book: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

• Favorite movie: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

• Most embarrassing moment: Being upset with the folks who forced me to go to the place where I was given a wonderful surprise party!