Christine Chapel in the original series was played by Majel Barret, who's other roles in later Star Trek series include voicing the ships computer, and Lwaxana Troi.
One of the best bosses I ever had once told me that people will stay for the culture but leave for money. His philosophy was to try and ensure that money was not a factor in people's decision, then build as good a culture as he could.
And to be clear, by making money not a factor, I mean he paid well.
Crazy, I just finished serving up a big Santa Maria style BBQ and was just coming to post some pictures from it.