Bay Crossings Reader of the Month
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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