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LAURA GARCIA OWNER

Fueled by passion and a strong cup of coffee, Laura oversees the operations at the award-winning Terra Coffee, a local specialty coffee roaster and café serving coffee with a smile! Established in 2016 as the first Cottage Food Operation of its kind in San Joaquin County, Terra Coffee has since become a local favorite, offering expertly crafted drinks and quick bites nestled in the quaint Yosemite Street Village. Laura works hard to keep Terra Coffee at the forefront of the latest industry trends. The menu changes seasonally consisting of trendy and classic selections with a heavy emphasis on customer service. As a lover of the arts, Laura also helps promote local artists. You will find many local art pieces, some for sale, adorning the walls of Terra Coffee as you drink your latte or catch one of the many poetry nights, open mics and art shows. Terra Coffee also offers catering and wholesale coffee.

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912 N. Yosemite St. Stockton, terracoffee209 terracoffee.com clinical rotations at the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, at multiple private practices in Eugene, at the Roseburg VA Medical Center, and at the Eye Care Associates of Nevada as India and Malaysia Dr. Katelyn Balancio, also born and raised in Stockton, decided on optometry as a career when she was fifteen years old upon receiving her first pair of glasses. While continuing her studies, she went on to volunteer and work in the field for the next ten years. Dr. Balancio completed her education at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry in 2019 and has been proudly serving the people of her hometown since.

Zeiter Eye Medical Group staffs a team of fierce female doctors to serve its diverse population. Dr. Pham obtained her Doctorate of Optometry degree at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, where she graduated among the top 10% of her graduating class and earned awards for student academic excellence (Cum Laude) and for clinical excellence. Dr. Krishna Patel was born and raised in Stockton. She has always been fascinated with the sciences, and as she furthered her education, she found great passion for optometry. She attended Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon and during her last year of training she completed her

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