New Staff Hires and Promotions: March 3, 2008

Bonita Crabbe has been the administrative associate for Dr. Gambhir since November of 2006. Prior to working at Stanford, Ms. Crabbe was the senior secretary for the 3M Company in Milpitas, California, and in Minnesota. She has also worked as an executive secretary to the superintendent and board of trustees in an elementary school district in Millbrae, California. In addition, Ms. Crabbe's employment experience includes working for more than a decade at a major airline at the San Francisco airport, where she enjoyed fantastic travel experiences including Tahiti, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Nassau, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Northern Europe, the Greek Islands, and the Cayman Islands. The oldest of four children and a fourth generation Norwegian, Ms. Crabbe grew up in Minnesota, enjoying Scandinavian crafts and family traditions, including lutefisk and lefse. In high school, she was inducted into the National Honor Society and was the editor of the school year book. Ms. Crabbe attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in business and home economics. She received a Certified Professional Secretary Certificate (and a number of other certificates along the way) and became highly skilled at writing and reading shorthand. Ms. Crabbe has two adult children: Julie of Tiburon, California, and Scott of Salem, Oregon. Julie is the executive coordinator for the CFO of a San Francisco healthcare provider and proud "mom" of Zeke, a chocolate lab who weighs 120 pounds and thinks he is a lap dog even though he is as tall as a pony. Scott is the vice president of a commercial construction company and proud "dad" of his faithful companion, a lovable yellow lab named Harley. When she is not at work, Ms. Crabbe likes traveling, reading, crafts, sewing, garage sales, and street festivals. Her favorite trip was a cruise through the Greek Islands, with a day trip to the ancient city of Ephesus (now called Kusadasi) where archeologists have uncovered amazing ruins from New Testament times. Her tour included an outdoor concert in an ancient amphitheatre where the Apostle Paul preached some 2000 years ago. She also visited the Isle of Patmos, where the Apostle John lived in exile.

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