Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay

Welcome to the American Red Cross serving Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay

The Greater Long Beach/Rio Hondo Chapter of the American Red Cross serves nearly 2 million people across 40 cities and the 2 Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles: Artesia, Avalon, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Carson, Cerritos, Commerce, Compton, Downey, East Los Angeles, Gardena, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, Hawthorne, , Inglewood, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Lakewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Montebello, Norwalk, Paramount, Palos Verdes Estates, Pico Rivera, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, Whittier, Wilmington, Torrance, and Vernon.

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Leadership

Margaret Arbini Madonna, Executive Director, Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay Chapter

Margaret Arbini Madonna has been with the American Red Cross for 13 years, serving as Public Support Officer, Financial Development Officer and Executive Director for the Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay area. She is a trained Red Cross Public Information Officer and has served on numerous Red Cross disaster assignments throughout the country including tornadoes, transportation accidents, large fires and urban floods. Prior to joining the Red Cross, Margaret spent 25 years in the publishing industry working on newspapers and magazines, including a stint for the International Journalism Foundation in Quito, Ecuador. She is fluent in Spanish. Margaret proudly serves the 40 communities in the southeast section of Los Angeles County and is a member of the Rotary Club and various chambers of commerce throughout the area.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body for the Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay Chapter and is composed of representatives from many different community sectors. This group develops the vision for our chapter and determines the policies that guide our decisions. The Board ensures that the chapters are an effective steward of our donors’ contributions.

Board Officers

Paul Conrad, Total Western, Inc, President, Board Chair
Tim Sele, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Director, Site Administration & Services 1st Vice Chair
Braden Phillips, 2nd Vice Chair
John Dupuy, Bank of America, Senior Vice President, Secretary

Board Members

Neil Allgood, Community Volunteer
Mollie Beck, Coldwell Banker Beachside, Realtor Associate
Johanna (Jo) Bracken, Community Volunteer
Olga Chavez, Tesoro Corp.
Dr. Mark Chung
BIll Clausen, Community Volunteer
Paul Conrad, Total Western, Inc, President
Scott Dauscher, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Partner
John Dupuy, Bank of America, Senior Vice President, Small Business Banking Sales Manager
Samantha Fabrigas, Craton, Switzer & Tokar LLP
Danita Humphrey, Sentinel Offender Services
Charles King, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
John Holmes, Community Volunteer
Chief Harold Omel, Long Beach Fire Department (Ret.)
Braden Phillips, Community Volunteer
Gregory Pierson, Pioneer Strategic Business Services, Inc, President
John Shisko, Community Volunteer
Jean Bixby Smith, Community Volunteer
Dale Spiegel, Community Volunteer
Candice Stacy, Community Volunteer
Leo VanderLans, Esq, Community Volunteer
Barbie Wendel, Community Volunteer
Dorothy Wise, Community Volunteer

Community Advisor Members

Chief Michael Duree, Long Beach Fire Department, Fire Chief
Chief Robert Luna, Long Beach Police Department
Ron Petke, Community Volunteer
Bill Blair, California Resources Corporation

Emeritus Members

Nancy Higginson, Community Volunteer,
Robert Porter, MD, Community Volunteer
Eunice Sato, Community Volunteer
Chief Ben Souders, Long Beach Fire Department, Retired

Staff

Margaret Arbini Madonna, Chief Executive Officer
Leslie Moore, Office Manager
Scott Sapers, Disaster Program Manager, Rio Hondo and Commerce
Chris Campbell-Jay, Emergency Services Specialist
Nedan Rambo, Disaster Program Manager, Long Beach and South Bay
Helen Lemich, Emergency Services Specialist, Rio Hondo and Commerce