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 Investing in the futureCarol led communications support for the American Red Cross tsunami recovery program in Southeast Asia. |  Resilience in El SalvadorNancy documented stories about the long road to recovery from Hurricane Mitch in Central America. The American Red Cross Invested $51 million to rebuild lives and communities. |  American Red Cross Alumni Network LaunchCarol and Nancy led the re-brand and launch of the American Red Cross Alumni Network in 2024 with a brand new website and social media channels. ARCAN connects Red Cross colleagues in ways beyond the Red Cross mission. |
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 American Red Cross Alumni Network Welcomed IFRC Pres. Kate ForbesPresident of the International Federation of the Red Cross, Kate Forbes, presented an ambitious year-one agenda to ARCAN members. |  Virtual Homecoming GatheringFive Heads Communications promotes ARCAN events including webinars, virtual trainings, fireside chats and in-person gatherings. |  Reporting on hurricane recovery workNancy's team produced video news releases aired by international and national media after Hurricane Mitch ravaged Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. |
 Maddie Orton, NJTV-PBS, at APAP|NYCNJTV News interviewed the exotic and eclectic exhibitors in the 400-booth expo hall at Association of Performing Arts Professionals global conference, APAP|NYC. |  Rising starsClassical musicians perform at Carnage Hall as part of APAP's Young Performers Career Advancement program. |  Improving research reproducibilityGlobal Biological Standards Institute (GBSI) led the charge to create a system to evaluate and rank research antibody performance, leading to improved reproducibility in biomedical research. |
 Press briefing at AsilomarGBSI brought global leaders in the biomedical research community together in 2016 to develop the first workable guidelines for validating antibodies. |  National Save-a-Life SaturdayPeople across the nation learned first aid and hands-only CPR in honor of Gabrielle Giffords, after her life was saved by the skills in 2011. |  Homes buried by the Choluteca River"Families lost everything. They're digging their homes out of the silt, salvaging anything they can." - Nancy Retherford, American Red Cross |
 Tsunami recovery in Banda AcehCarol and team documented families receiving keys to their new homes following the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh. |
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