A Glimpse in their Lives
2018 Honorees
Kristine Erving has been both a teacher and volunteer for many organizations in the local community. While acting as a community relations coordinator for Stanford Hospital, she became one of the founders of the Stanford Health Library and later worked as its director, bringing much-needed medical information for patients. She also is serving as chairwoman of "Bring Me a Book," a preschool educational organization, and has served on the Avenidas board for seven years.
John Erving used his experience as a real estate developer while serving as board and chairman for Habitat for Humanity for 15 years. He then educated himself in |
After Stanford Law School, Ellie Mansfield served on the board of the County Bank of Santa Cruz and continued on the board until it became the California branch of Comerica Bank, becoming the branch's first female board member. Ellie also sang in the Stanford Chorus, a group of female singers who still give 24 concerts a year at health centers and senior communities. Ellie also has been PTA president, Girl Scouts leader and Avenidas board member for three years. She is also known throughout the community for her work with the Sempervirens Fund, which protects the redwood forests between Silicon Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
Dick Mansfield, who spent his early career as a lawyer in |
Mueller previously ran Nancy's Specialty Foods, which over 22 years became the largest processor and marketer of frozen quiche products in the world. Since 1966, she has offered her business acumen and support to many local nonprofits, including serving six years on the Avenidas Board of Directors. In her free time, she also she volunteered with Bay Window Restaurant, where volunteer servers donated their tips to the nonprofit Family Service Association.
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Gibbons, former dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford University, has served on more than 13 boards in Silicon Valley, including Cisco and the nonprofit Children's Health Council. He used his expertise for educational purposes, vastly expanding and improving the Stanford Instructional Television Network, which provided television education to thousands of engineers at local companies. His engagement with the Santa Clara Juvenile Hall led him to form SERA Learning, a company that created a program to teach at-risk youth how to manage their anger. SERA's "Skills for Managing Anger" course has since been used in 400 schools and juvenile justice applications across the country, including Columbine High School and New York City after 9/11.
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Holloway has been an advocate for land preservation and environmental education for decades. She has been president of The Junior League of Palo Alto, was first board chair of newly formed Environmental Volunteers organization and served as the first co-director of the new nonprofit Trust for Hidden Villa. She has provided leadership, raised funds and helped build the community support network for Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Yosemite National Park over 28 years.
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