The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago is proud to announce that Laura Rock has joined its board of directors.

Rock is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Zurich North America, an insurance provider to businesses and individuals that is based in Schaumburg, Illinois. Rock has more than 25 years of HR leadership and business experience, which includes leading HR Business Partners at Zurich Insurance Group’s Corporate Center in Switzerland. She previously was Head of HR at Farmers Group Inc., a member company of Zurich Insurance Group, Ltd.

“We are excited to welcome Laura to our Chicago Board of Directors; her leadership and expertise will be invaluable to the American Red Cross,” said Celena Roldán, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Illinois.

“I’m honored to join the Board of the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago,” Rock said. “Supporting resilience is at the heart of what the Red Cross does and also what we do at Zurich. Helping people thrive is a passion for me personally.”

Rock holds a Master of Science in Management from The American College of Financial Services and a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University.

The volunteer board includes more than 30 civic and corporate leaders from a range of professional backgrounds for the Greater Chicago chapter that serves 7.7 million people in 5 counties. The board is led by Chairperson James H. Wildman of William Blair. A full list of members is located at https://www.redcross.org/local/illinois/about-us/leadership.html.

About the American Red Cross of Illinois
The American Red Cross of Illinois serves 12.4 million people in 88 counties in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri including Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cook, Coles, Christian, Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, De Witt, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Green, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jasper, Jefferson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, LaSalle, Lake, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Richland, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermillion, Warren, Washington, Whiteside, Will, Williamson Winnebago, Woodford. Iowa: Lee, Muscatine, Scott and Van Buren. Missouri: Clark, Lewis, Marion and Ralls. The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit us at Redcross.org/Illinois or visit us on Twitter @RedCrossIL.