As reflected in the Red Cross mission, the Central California Region seeks to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to natural and human-caused disasters through the immediate mobilization of people and resources and the provision of community, workplace, and school-based training.
Beyond disaster relief, the Region delivers Community-Disaster Education, First Aid/CPR, and other types of life-saving health & safety training to thousands of people across our region to help people prevent, prepare, and respond to emergencies.
This training targets underprivileged youth and families living in disaster-prone neighborhoods and/or at-risk for negative health outcomes.
The Red Cross is also the Congressionally-mandated agent of communication between every person serving in the United States Military and their family members.
Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm
Days: Monday - Friday
Hugh began his Red Cross career in 1979 in Services to the Armed Forces at Fort Bragg, NC. He has served in various Red Cross management/leadership positions in Huntsville AL, Hartford CT, Orlando FL, Birmingham, AL, Raleigh NC and Winston-Salem NC over his 34 year career. After formal retirement in 2012, he served as Interim Regional CEO for the South Florida Region in Miami in 2013 and for the Central Florida Region in Tampa in 2017 as well as volunteering for his local chapter/region. He also served as Executive Director of the Grace Clinic of Yadkin Valley, a free medical clinic, from 2015-2016. Hugh is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and the Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. He is married with four children and six grandchildren.