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(KXO) San Diego - Imperial Valley’s own Gene Brister was formally welcomed to his new position on the Board of Directors of the San Diego and Imperial County American Red Cross Wednesday, June 27.

“It’s a true honor and opportunity to serve the Imperial Valley as a member of this prestigious body.” stated Mr. Brister at the American Red Cross Annual meeting in San Diego. He continued by stating, "I sincerely look forward to the new challenge of making all communities in Imperial Valley America’s most prepared.”

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Richard Ledford, President of Ledford Enterprises and immediate past Chairman of the Red Cross board stated, “Everyone at the San Diego/Imperial County Chapter of the American Red Cross are looking forward to working with Gene. "Gene fully understands the importance of our communities being properly prepared for whatever disaster might await us all and seeing to the Imperial County service center’s continued success.” he continued.

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Vincent Mudd, President & CEO of San Diego Office Interiors, and the local Red Cross Board Chairman, reminded everyone that the work at hand is of a very serious nature. He went on to state, “When the crisis comes it doesn’t need to destroy everyone.”

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"Gene's confirmation to our board is a testament to where we are today and where we're headed tomorrow. His generous commitment to support our Mission as an Imperial Valley representative to our board, will help lead our work of preparation for our community.", stated The American Red Cross Imperial Valley Service Center Director, Sylvia Preciado ."Slowly our IVSC has grown." She concluded.

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Joining Gene Brister, Richard Ledford & Vincent Mudd on the 2007-2008 Red Cross Board of Directors are:

Marilyn Creson Brown, VP of Silberrad, Inc (Vice-Chairman)

Larry Willette, Chairman of the Board San Diego Trust Bank (Treasurer)

Alexis Gutierrez, Esq., Partner – Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP (Secretary)

Jaime Barton, Business Agent Local Area 744, Cement Masons Local #500

Cathy Clark, Partner, Oaktree Productions, Inc.

Joseph Craver, Founder & OEM Representative, Galaxie Defense Marketing Services

Stephen P. Cushman, President, Cush Enterprises

Bobbie Espinosa, HR Director, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Ben Haddad, Partner, California Strategies

James T. Hay M.D., President, San Diego County Medical Society Foundation

Jeanne Jones, Author, Lecturer, Syndicated Columnist

Sue Maddox, Vice President, Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Sharp Healthcare

Col. Cliff Myers, USMC, Community Planning & Liaison Officer, MCRD

LeaAnne O’Malley, Office Administrator for the Law Office of Phillip J. Crum

Monique I. Rodriguez, Manager, Government Affairs, Qualcomm

Mary Rotterman, Psy. D., CNRSW, Military Family, Child Care Services

Frank Urtasun, Regional Public Affairs Manager, SDG&E

Charlene Zettel, Director, California Department of Consumer Affairs

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The American Red Cross is not a government agency and relies on the generosity of the American people to provide our programs and services. With the public’s ongoing support the San Diego/Imperial County Chapter provide life saving preparedness training, disaster relief services, and 24-hour emergency services to deployed military personnel and their families as well as nutritional counseling through our Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. For more information about or to support the chapter please call (858) 309-1200 or (760) 352-4541 or visit www.sdarc.org .