Gerri Craves is a member of the Board of Directors of the College Success Foundation and the Board of Trustees of Gonzaga University. She was born and educated in San Francisco , and practiced nursing at San Francisco 's Children's Hospital for fifteen years.

After moving to Redmond she became involved with the Children's Hospital Foundation Board. Craves also joined the Catholic Fund Board of the Archdiocese of Seattle and worked with the Seattle Symphony Women's Association.

Craves has served on the Board of Trustees of Seattle Preparatory High School, and lends development support to the national Mercy Housing System in Denver, Mother's Against Violence in America, the School of Theology & Ministry at Seattle University, and Eastside Catholic High School.

She resides in Redmond and Bainbridge Island , Washington with her husband Bob and has one daughter, Dr. Stacie Vaughn Craves.