BURLINGAME, CA — Sarabjit “Sonny” Chadha has been named the Postmaster of Burlingame, replacing Mary Maldonado who recently retired. 

Chadha said he is looking forward to serving his employees and the city of Burlingame. “My focus will be on providing a safe environment for the employees and reliable and efficient service to the community,” said Chadha. He said he is well attuned to the new realities of the Postal Service and is ready to meet the challenge of “driving service levels up while taking costs out of the system.”
Chadha began his Postal Service career in 1991 as a letter carrier in Hayward, CA. After being promoted to the ranks of management, he held several positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as the manager of customer services in Burlingame.

Chadha is responsible for nearly 28,000 deliveries. With 117 employees he serves 67 carrier routes and 1,155 P.O. Boxes. The Burlingame Post Office was established in 1894, and Chadha is the 14th postmaster to serve the community.

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