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STOCKTON, Calif. Aug. 21, 2024 — The Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Heart of the Valley Chapter welcomes their newest elected members to the board.

These new board members bring diverse experiences to this leadership body, including decades of experience in business administration, real state market and healthcare. The newly elected board members are:
 

• Lynette Piggee’- Pinero - State of California
• Gerardo Rodriguez - HomeSmart PV & Associates
• Marissa Vasquez - Vasquez Psychological Services Inc.
   

The following officer will lead the Bay Area Chapter Board during the 2024-2025 fiscal year: 
 

• Jim Horning - Board Chair; Philanthropy Committee; Delta Pacific Wealth Management

During the past fiscal year, Red Cross board members and volunteers in the Heart of the Valley Chapter responded to 196 local disasters, providing care, comfort, and hope to those affected; installed hundreds of free smoke alarms to make families safer; taught lifesaving skills like first aid, water safety skills, CPR and AED trainings to 10,565 residents; collected over 31,257 units of blood, and assisted 162 of members of the armed forces, veterans and their families.

"The new fiscal year brings a renewed sense of purpose and energy as we welcome our new Chapter Board of Directors. Their leadership and commitment are vital to our mission," says Felicia Woolfolk, CEO of the American Red Cross Heart of the Valley Chapter.

About the American Red Cross of the Heart of the Valley

With local offices in Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, the American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, visit our website at redcross.org/hov or call us at (209) 645-1239. You may also find us on Facebook and Twitter.  

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