Name: Deepa MacPherson

Nickname: Deepsy, Deepak, Pak, Deepster

Title: Senior Director of Employee Relations

Years w/ Company: 15 years

Years w/in Field: 17 years

Education: MA, Child Development from San Jose State; BA, Psychology from UC Irvine; HR Management Certificate, UC Santa Cruz

Geographic Location: San Jose, CA

Family info/hobbies: We spend our weekends out at the soccer field. From time to time we like to take our classic Chevys to car shows. Just got a brand-new Wii and that has become quite a hit at the house.

Formative Geographic Location (where did you grow up)?
Born in Montreal, Canada. But grew up a California girl (northern and southern).

What do you love most about your job?
Working with people, collaboration and problem solving.

If you could meet a famous person (alive or dead), who would you want to meet/why?
Lucille Ball. I grew up watching "I Love Lucy" (I don't think many people know this about me). I would be curious to hear her true story.

Who is your hero/why?
Abraham Maslow. It's all about the hierarchy of needs. True for children and adults.

What inspires you?
Really getting to know people, having good healthy discussions and collaboration.

What was your favorite subject in school/why?
Favorite? Probably Math. Most useful? 7th Grade Typing with Mrs. Rosendin. She was amazing and we had to learn on typewriters with no letters!!!

What is (or was, growing up) your favorite color crayon?
Indigo