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Our 10th Anniversary Women of Distinction

HERE ARE TIMES WHEN finally did for good and de-
Tyou meet someone for cided for her and her daugh-
the first time, and you can ter's sake she needed to go
tell; this is someone who back to school and move on
could become your best with her life. Terri enrolled at
friend. I sensed that when the University of Minnesota
I had the pleasure of inter- and was on her way to a
viewing Terri Yurek. Although better life for herself and her
she was born and raised in daughter.
Coon Rapids Minnesota, one It was a camping trip
look at her and you would organized by a college class-
swear she was a native mate that led Terri to meet
Southern California girl. Most the love of her life and the
impressive to a native New man who would six years lat-
Yorker, who is constantly er drive her and her daughter
reminded of my nagging to their new location in sunny
East Coast accent that I fear San Diego. "1995 was a very
will never leave me, is that eventful year. Matt and I got
she even sounds like she was married, moved to California,
born and raised in San Diego. and bought a house. Coming
"I got teased all the time to California was one of the
when I first came here, so I best things I have done in my
worked hard to tone down life."
the accent." Apparently, she This young mom was in
did a great job of it. Terri her last year of college when
moved here in 1995 when she married and moved
her then boyfriend popped to San Diego, intent on
the question and along with completing her degree she
it a suggestion that they registered at San Diego State
leave Minnesota and move to and graduated Cum Laude
San Diego. with a finance degree. “At the
Terri's life had been quite time I thought I wanted to be
Terri Yurek a challenge up until this a financial planner, but be-
point. Pregnant at 17, Terri
fore long I decided that this
was not the career for me. I
was carried away with the ro-
TAKING THE MYSTERY mantic fantasy of the perfect ended up taking a job at Park
Terrace Medical Associates,
little family living together
and raising their beautiful
now known as Arch Health
OUT OF MEDICARE little daughter and living Partners Medical Group in
Poway, where I worked as a
happily ever after. Protesting
parents were told that they Financial Analyst." Although
Photo by Dawn Nicoli/Nicoli Productions were in love and that would Terri loved the company, she
make everything fine. This soon realized that working in
soon turned into the reality a cubicle all day as a financial
of being a teenager trying to analyst just wasn't for her,
take care of a baby with an but she remained there for
alcoholic, abusive husband. four years and learned a lot
Terri's perfect image was in her position. Enough to
wiped away, and after many know that she had interest
failed attempts to leave she in the insurance field, and

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