North Bay Woman

10 NORTH BAY WOMAN S P R I N G | S U M M E R 2 0 2 0 PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Rob Devincenzi rdevincenzi@marinij.com | 415.382.7297 ADVERTISING MANAGER Lori Pearce lpearce@marinij.com | 415.382.7216 ART DESIGN | PRODUCTION MANAGER Diane Sartarelli dsartarelli@marinij.com | 415.382.7308 Sales Executives Aliza Goldman Lynne Halgren Colleen Jordan Shawn Langwell Susan Pryce Carolyn Ware EDITOR Rob Devincenzi CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Leslie Harlib Krista Gawronski Crissi Langwell Jane Lott Sandee McCready Lori Pearce Judith M. Wilson LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY Stuart Lirette stuartlirette@gmail.com | 415.328.5783 CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST Lori Pearce lpearce@marinij.com | 415.382.7216 REACH US AT: Email: nbwoman@marinij.com NorthBayWoman.com IN THIS ISSUE Real Women. Real Stories. W hen I sat down last October to write "In This Issue" for the Fall publication, I had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Only family and a few close friends knew; I was obviously dazed, and writing was very diffi cult. Who would have thought that writing for this Spring-Summer issue would be just as hard? Who would have ever thought that just a few months later, we'd be in the middle of a world pan- demic and sheltered in place? I'll come back to our current situation in just a moment. Let me take this opportunity to advo- cate for mammograms and early testing. I did have surgery at the beginning of Decem- ber, and am currently considered cancer free. I feel well and continue to have a zest for life. Admittedly, COVID-19 has now put somewhat of a damper on that. Sheltered in place, canceled events, teaching, working and wading through all the information and politics of COVID-19 affects us all. However, the positivity and resilience of our tribe is certainly cause for moving forward every day with a smile. That said, not every day is a great one; iso- lation and fear do creep in from time to time. Together. Everyone. Achieves. More. Maybe a bit cliché, still the North Bay Woman TEAM, including readers, friends, family, followers and collaborators, stick together as an empowering group for all women. This wasn't an easy issue to put together from our homes. We pivoted from some of our origi- nal story ideas like "Women's Retreats Near and Far," to "Women's Connections," and moved to an all digital distribution; it was a fun challenge into which we fully immersed. It's so exciting that this issue will have our largest audience ever. We worked really hard to balance the serious- ness of the environment with useful tips, stories of inspirational local women, and joyful reads. Jill Dailey, Holly Wick, Miyoko Schinner, Karla Reed and Alicia Mary Retes are just a few of the women who we celebrate in the upcoming pages. They have persevered and followed their passions, and are, at the very least, role models for living your best life. Writers Leslie Harlib, Krista Gawronski and Crissi Langwell have shared with us their beautiful prose with Harlib bringing Jill Dailey at The Dailey Method studio in Fairfax. – Photo by Stuart Lirette Clifford Hashimoto, stylist, Jill Dailey, founder and CEO of The Dailey Method, Lori Pearce, Advertising Manager at the Marin IJ at the Fairfax location of The Dailey Method in March, 2020. – Photo by Stuart Lirette Keeping zest for life, despite cancer and shelter-in-place

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