St. Croix, VI – August 6, 2021 – The American Red Cross of the U.S. Virgin Islands is pleased to announce Tina Beazer has joined the region as Senior Disaster Program Manager for the territory, serving St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, and Water Island. As the senior officer, she leads a team of three staff and 100 volunteers in providing programs and services that help the island community prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. She also serves as the face of American Red Cross in the territory.
“The Virgin Islands has been home since my early childhood, and I am honored to give back to this community of creative and hardworking people,” says Beazer. “I truly believe that volunteerism is an engine to successful operations for many organizations, including the Red Cross.”
Beazer brings a diversity of background and experience to the position, including her passion for working with volunteers. She has served as a Red Cross volunteer in the territory and has worked with several nonprofit organizations including St. Croix Foundation, American Cancer Society and Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands.
Earlier in her career, while residing in the continental U.S., Beazer worked for United Healthcare and The New York Times. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran with six years of active-duty and five years of reserve service. She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and has completed graduate study at New York University.
As a current resident of St. Croix, Beazer will work from the Red Cross office in Christiansted. She can be reached by phone at 340-778-5104 or by email.
The American Red Cross of the U.S. Virgin Islands has offices in St. Croix and St. Thomas (serving St. Thomas, St. John and the Water Island districts). Call us at 340-778-5104 (St. Croix) or 340-774-0375 (St. Thomas). For more information, please visit redcross.org/USVI or facebook.com/RedCrossUSVI.
About the American Red Cross:
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, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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