Bay Crossings Reader of the Month

Bay Crossings Reader of the Month

Published: August, 2001

Kristel Frank (and Toren)

PROFESSION: PG&E, currently Warehouse Operations Manager; previously, Government and Public Relations Manager

FERRY COMPUTER: Yes: Larkspur and Richmond

PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY KNEW: I had climbed Kilimanjaro, one of the twenty highest mountains in the world!

IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Windsurfing in the Bay

MY PROUDEST MOMENT WAS: Giving birth to my son, Toren

HOW I WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: Compassionate, adventurous and a diplomat

PET PEEVE: People who don’t use their turn signals

MY MOTTO: Never, ever give up

HOBBIES: Windsurfing, backcountry skiing, needlework and volunteering in third-world countries

FAVORITE BOOK: War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy

FAVORITE FILM: Terminator

IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT MYSELF, IT WOULD BE: To be more carefree

IF I COULD INVITE FOUR PEOPLE TO DINNER - LIVING OR DEAD – THEY WOULD BE: Ernest Hemingway, Beryl Markham, Edmund Hillary, and Queen Noor of Jordan

IF I COULD PLAY A SONG FROM THE TOP OF THE FERRY BUILDING: Our Sturdy Golden Bear