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January – March 2014
www.deltalivingmagazine.com
Conrad Borba - Graphic Designer
Sonia Beasley - Ad Sales Manager
Walter Ruehlig - Writer
Rick Lemyre - Writer
Conrad Borba is a graphic and web designer, who
spent much time in his youth drawing and creat-
ing, with his earliest memories of working on a
computer as a kindergartner. He studied graphic
and web design at Modesto Junior College and
the Institute of Technology of Modesto. With over
10 years experience in graphic design and six
years as a freelancer, Borba stays abreast indus-
try standards in order to provide his clients with
fresh and new ideas. Reach him at conradborba@
gmail.com
Sonia Beasley has been in sales for over 11 years.
She started selling over the phone for a Mystery
Shopping company. Able to build relationships
and trust over the phone, she decided to try out-
side sales for a local newspaper. She enjoys work-
ing with people and creating ways to help market
their business so that they are successful and
their business thrives. She prides herself in her
personalized customer service and professional-
ism. Email her at SoniaBeasley@comcast.net.
Walter Ruehlig graduated cum laude with a de-
gree in English from the State University of New
York at Albany and career counsels adults with
disabilities. He’s the former President of the An-
tioch School Board, founded the Antioch Music
Foundation, and is the 2012 Antioch Citizen of
the Year-Lifetime Achievement award recipient.
He regularly contributes to three local newspa-
pers. Email him at walter.ruehlig@gmail.com.
Rick Lemyre is the founding editor of The Brent-
wood Press and sister Press newspapers in Dis-
covery Bay, Oakley and Antioch. He retired from
The Press in March, 2013, after 14 years as man-
aging editor. Rick lives with his wife Cyndy and
daughter Stephanie in Brentwood. You can reach
him at ricklemyre@gmail.com.
Amy Schrader - Writer
Lit chick (literary) and historian with an adven-
turous streak – began her career as a freelance
writer at North Central College in Naperville, IL.,
where she earned a BA Degree in Journalism and
English Literature. She has written for maga-
zines in the Chicago suburbs, EastCountyToday.
Net, The Brentwood Press, as well as travel ar-
ticles forTrazzler. Amy is also the co-founder of
Cali Ghost Girls and Brentwood Historical Ghost
Walks. Reach her at atschrader@yahoo.com.
Cha-Cha Cha - Writer
Cha-Cha Cha attended Cal-Berkeley. Her jour-
ney led to teaching, medical and law. Her love
of writing led to being a newspaper reporter,
to currently writing a book about the people of
the Delta. Crowned 2011 Queen of Bethel Island,
followed by 2012 Citizen of the Year. Meeting
people, trying different cuisine makes the job of
Restaurant Profiler perfect.
Michelle Sibrian - Photographer
Michelle Sibrian fell in love with photography in
high school and has been shooting ever since.
She is a portrait and wedding photographer at
www.michellesibrian.com. When not enjoying
photography, Michelle is having fun traveling
with her family, cooking and yoga. Living in the
Bay Area, she has been married for 14 years and
has three kids. Find her work at www.michel-
lesibrian.com
Felicia Kiesslhorst - Photographer
Felicia Kieselhorst, known as Flee to most, is
a photographer working in both digital and film
mediums. She shoots commercial photography,
including wedding, event, product, travel and
editorial as well as fine art subjects and self-por-
traiture. As a young entrepreneur, she teaches
private lessons in addition to doing gallery and
freelance work. Her website is www.FotosBy-
Flee.com.
Noreen Nagao - Writer
Noreen Nagao is a professional pastry chef with
over 20 years of experience in fine dining estab-
lishments in the USA, Korea, Tahiti, and Saudi
Arabia. Named “one of the best pastry chefs in
the country” by Esquire magazine and preparing
two James Beard Dinners with Iron Chef Masa-
haru Morimoto are just a couple of her career ac-
complishments. Email her at
PastryChefNoreen@aol.com.
Maria Tavares - Photographer
Maria Tavares is a writer, editor, photographer,
full-time mother and wife. She is grateful to be
Delta Living Magazine’s newest editor. She is
also the owner of FiestaFlix Photography and a
Party Host for a local girl’s boutique in Brent-
wood: Little Miss Everything. See her work at
FiestaFlixPhotography.shutterfly.com.
Read
her blog, “Life Through the Lens” at FiestaFlix.
blogspot.com.