The Southeastern Pennsylvania Region of the American Red Cross is part of the largest and most diverse service organization in the United States. We serve approximately 4.2 million people in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. We provide food and shelter in emergencies, assist members of our armed forces and their families, teach lifesaving skills, and more. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people.
Our Mission: The Southeastern Pennsylvania region seeks to fulfill, on a regional level, the American Red Cross mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. We are guided by seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.
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We provide help for members of the military, veterans and their families to prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. Call 1-877-272-7337 (24 hours a day) or click below to learn more.
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Jennifer M. Graham is the Regional CEO for the American Red Cross based in Philadelphia. She has been with the organization since 1998, spending 20 years in Biomedical Services before accepting a leadership role with Humanitarian Services in 2019. As CEO, Jenn oversees all Red Cross Disaster Services, Volunteer Management, Services to the Armed Forces, Fundraising and External Relations across the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region, which serves 4.2 million people.
Before being promoted to Regional CEO in October 2023, Jenn was most recently Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Chapter, which serves more than 2 million people in Chester Delaware and Montgomery counties. Her positions in Biomedical Services included Volunteer Recruitment Manager and Donor Recruitment District Manager, where her team was responsible for 50,000 blood donations per year. She also held a program development role that focused on diversity, equity and inclusion education and community outreach programs in the Penn-Jersey Biomedical Region.
Jenn holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and Spanish from Muhlenberg College, and she lives in Chester County with her husband, two children and dog. She is an avid skier and serves as a ski instructor in the Poconos during the winter season.
Clifton Salas is the Regional Chief Operating Officer for the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Clifton oversees all Red Cross fleet and facilities operations in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. This includes ten service delivery sites, one of which is the largest Red Cross facility in the country on Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia.
Clifton grew up near El, Paso Texas and graduated with a master’s degree in business from Columbia College. In addition, Clifton studied broadcast journalism at the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Clifton joined the Red Cross in 1994. Throughout his Red Cross career, he has served on the leadership teams for many large disasters and national tragedies, including Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina, the 9/11 terror attacks, and the Delta Airlines/Comair crash in Lexington, KY.
Clifton resides in Center City Philadelphia. With his commitment to serve others, he became a Rotarian in 2012. In his spare time, Clifton has a passion for travel and an eye for photography. He is an avid bike rider and an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
Joy Cauthorn is the Regional Chief Development Officer of the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania, a position she has held since March of 2015. Cauthorn’s role includes working with corporate partners to help carry out the many programs and services offered by the Red Cross.
Cauthorn says what initially drew her to the American Red Cross was her passion for the organization’s mission. She said she enjoys finding and securing resources that will help those in need. Cauthorn began her Red Cross career in 2009 as the Executive Director of a local Red Cross Chapter, transitioning to Senior Director of Major Giving and eventually earning her current position as Regional Chief Development Officer.
When not working, Joy treasures spending time with her husband Ryan, sons Zion and Zane. Her love for live music, theater, travel, community and sports keep her occupied otherwise.
Susan Kalkhuis-Beam joined the Red Cross in 2010 as a Disaster Action Team volunteer. Shortly afterward, she was employed by the Red Cross as a Data Manager for the Valley Wide Help program in the Lehigh Valley.
She joined the Volunteer Services team in 2012 and has been the Regional Volunteer Services Officer for Southeastern Pennsylvania since 2018.
Prior to the Red Cross, Susan worked at a hospital as a Research Coordinator and spent several years working overseas in international development. Susan and her husband, Ferdinand, have two adult daughters and currently live in the Lehigh Valley with Bella (the dog) and Sabai (the grumpy old cat).
Dave Skutnik has been the Regional Communications Director of the Philadelphia office and Southeastern Pennsylvania since 2017. He joined the American Red Cross as a Communications Manager in the northeast part of the state in March 2015.
Dave is a member of the national Advanced Public Affairs Team, deploying to help people affected by large disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.
Prior to joining the Red Cross, Dave worked for more than 15 years in local television as a broadcast meteorologist. The tie between weather disasters and the Red Cross made it a natural fit. Dave has his degree in meteorology from Penn State.
When not working for the Red Cross or watching the weather, Dave is an avid Philadelphia and Penn State sports fan, but also enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys by the pool or at the beach. Dave has also been known to spend a lot of time doing good, old-fashioned yardwork.
Lisa McGee joined the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region as Regional Disaster Officer in Spring 2022. She came to Philadelphia from nearby New Jersey, where she served as Deputy Regional Disaster Officer.
Lisa oversees a staff of a dozen as well as hundreds of volunteers in Disaster Cycle Services that help our communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters big and small. The team provides emergency services for those displaced by disaster including sheltering, individual assistance, emotional and recovery support and more.
She began her career at the American Red Cross in 2007 and has held numerous leadership positions. Prior to the Red Cross, Lisa worked in IT in both the private sector as well as the federal government as part of the Department of Defense.
Jaime Boris is the SAF Regional Program Manager for the American Red Cross based in Philadelphia. Jaime has worked in the nonprofit sector for over a decade, having previously served with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) as the Retreats Program Manager and Team TAPS Manager, and as the Marketing Director for the Ambler Area branch of the Greater Philadelphia YMCA.
She has also worked in marketing for the US Army’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program and began her career as a Registered Clinical Dietitian. Jaime earned her MBA from Baylor University and Bachelor of Science from the University of Delaware.
Jaime enjoys serving the military community in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region. She lives in Philadelphia with her rescue dog, Dutch.
Lynn Cohen serves as the Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Lynn has been with the Red Cross since 2018.
Before being named Executive Director, Lynn served as both a recruitment specialist and engagement specialist, working to recruit and support Red Cross volunteers in the chapter.
Lynn has dedicated more than 25 years to various volunteer management positions, spanning from California to Pennsylvania. She lives in Broomall with her husband and their rescue dog.
For more than 100 years, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region has been providing comfort and relief to those most in need. Local chapters started in 1916 and 1917 as chartered units of the American National Red Cross. Today, the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania serves approximately 4.2 million people in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.