But the agency known for coming to the rescue in disasters is without a local leader.
Former Executive Director Dean Dimke left in April after four years to become communications manager for a South Carolina electronics company, and the Red Cross has yet to fill his job."
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Below is a press release on JB Hunt's appointment as CEO of the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. This appointment occurred in January of 2007.
J.B. HUNT NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF GREATER PALM BEACH AREA CHAPTER
APPOINTMENT FOLLOWS 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA (October 22, 2007) – The Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross announces that J.B. Hunt is the chapter’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. She will oversee the four counties within the chapter’s confines, including Glades, Hendry, Okeechobee and Palm Beach.
“We are pleased to have someone on board who knows our community and our chapter so well,” says Robert Dillingham, Chapter Chairman. “She has worked closely with us for the past three years, and we look forward to her leadership.”
Hunt has an extensive history with the Red Cross. After joining the organization in 1996, she gained knowledge through CPR and First Aid courses, and worked her way up to an elected official with the Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). During her tenure, she coordinated with other statewide agencies to enhance disaster responses during numerous tropical storms and hurricanes. From 2003-2006, Mrs. Hunt participated in the Florida VOAD as state Red Cross liaison, representing all 20 chapters, and providing vital information to state and federal agencies and non-profit organizations responding to the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes.
Her work brought her to Palm Beach when she was named Chapter Solutions Manager for the American Red Cross National Headquarters. She partnered with the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter and others, supporting chapter staff and volunteers through hurricane responses, expansion of Health and Safety programs and volunteer development.
Hunt helped rewrite training courses and became sought after as an expert presenter at various American Red Cross conferences and training meetings.
“My life is typical of that of many Americans, with the Red Cross woven throughout generations, and throughout stages of my own history,” says Hunt. “I have had many opportunities to get to know the board, volunteers and staff at this chapter, and I am looking forward to diligently responding to the needs of this community.”
In addition to her above positions, Hunt is also an experienced disaster responder, and assisted those displaced in Florida by the ravaging hurricane seasons in 2004 and 2005. She also responded in New York City in the aftermath of 9/11.
In 2003, she received the Partnership Award from the American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys for her services in the Stockings for the Troops program, which provided holiday packages for thousands of service members overseas.
About the Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers who provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. For 90 years, the American Red Cross Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter, which includes Glades, Hendry, Okeechobee and Palm Beach Counties, has been providing shelter for families during a hurricane, flood or fire, and teaching First Aid, CPR, AIDS Prevention and Water Safety. To learn more about the work of the Red Cross in communities, or to make a donation, please call 561-833-7711 or visit the Website at www.redcross-pbc.org.
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