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Articles (February 01, 2010)
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Barbara Daly
I love being able to write about people and places in San Joaquin County.  Through my video production company, Daly Video Services  (www.dalyvideoservices.com), I have had the privilege of meeting and writing about some of the area’s finest citizens and organizations. My articles with San Joaquin Lifestyles Magazine have been a wonderful extension of that. I feel blessed to know so many terrific and caring people in this community. My husband is a reporter at News10 and our daughters went to St. Mary’s High School. Nearly a day goes by that we don’t have a “Six Degrees of Separation” experience!

Laurie Eager
I was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley. I earned a BS in business administration from UC Berkeley, put my husband through medical school, and then spent the next 20 years raising 4 great kids. With all of them in college now, I have time to pursue new creative endeavors. I work part-time as an interior designer. I especially love dark chocolate, all things French, my high school sweetheart, setting a beautiful table, skiing, growing a vegetable garden, travel, Delta sunsets, reading, the mountains, cycling, and cooking.

Yuki Tripp Ogawa
Yuki is excited to re-discover and re-visit, through her lens, her native San Joaquin Valley for SJL Magazine, after a long absence. This issue, she is especially thrilled to re-connect with former classmate Madelyn Ripken Kolber of Ripken Wineries and to photograph chocolates – lifestyle and food photography being two of her specialties.
Raised in Stockton, CA (Lincoln High School, Class of 1993) Yuki went east for over 10 years for both school and work, but ultimately left the cold to earn a M.S. at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. She currently resides in Redondo Beach, CA.

Matt Davies
Matt Davies is the owner of Le Bistro, a 30-year-old fine dining institution in Stockton. As a member of the Court of Master Sommeliers, he presides over the most extensive and diverse wine list in the San Joaquin Valley.  With an
emphasis on French, Italian, and California wines, the list has been recognized by the Wine Spectator with its “Award of Excellence.” His personal favorites are red Burgundies, Brunellos, and a few select California Pinot Noirs.