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American Red Cross
of Greater Columbus
Michael Carroll
Chief Executive Officer
AMERICAN
RED CROSS CAREER
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Proud to be in his 30th
year with the ARC having begun his career in 1979 as an
emergency services coordinator supporting military families and
disaster victims at the Annapolis Branch of the Baltimore
Regional Chapter.
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Joined national
headquarters’ team as Chief
of Disaster Damage Assessment for the eastern US in
1983 and, in 1985, promoted to Assistant
Director for Disaster Operations; responsible for supporting
all major disasters in the
Eastern US.
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From 1987 through 1995, served as Chief
Executive Officer of the Greater
Miami Chapter and led the local response to Hurricane
Andrew, (1992), one of the worst disasters in
U.S.
history.
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From 1995 to the present, CEO of the American
Red Cross of Greater Columbus covering
Fayette, Franklin, Madison and Pickaway counties. Also serves as
Regional CEO for fifteen Central-Southeast Ohio chapters.
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Since 1979, served in field leadership roles on
more than 20 major disaster operations in 12 states. In
September 2004, served as Deputy Director of the Hurricane
Frances relief operation in
Florida
and, in September 2005, was Director of Hurricane
Katrina relief for
Texas
,
Arkansas
, and
Oklahoma
.
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Numerous ARC
activities include past service on the President’s
Advisory Council and a term as Chair of the Association
of Metro Managers; currently serving as Special Advisor
to ARC President/CEO Gail McGovern.
OTHER
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A native of
Rutland
,
VT
and a graduate of the
University
of
Vermont
.
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Lucky to be married to Glenda Overbeck; son
Brennan is a junior in the
Worthington
schools.
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Active with the Columbus Rotary Club, the
United Way
of Central Ohio, and several other central
Ohio
organizations.
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