ADRP Information

Executive Committee

ADRP’s Executive Committee, which consists of the officers of the association, conducts ADRP business between meetings of the Board of Directors; recommends to the Board new or modified policies; and implements other duties and responsibilities as delegated to it by the Board.  The 2009-10 Executive Committee includes:

President John Hagins

Senior Director, Donor Services
American Red Cross Blood Services
Penn-Jersey Region
Email: jhagins@usa.redcross.org.

John Hagins is a 1990 graduate of Stockton College in New Jersey. He began his career with the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1987. John's first eight years of his ARC tenure were spent in hospital services. John served with progressing responsibilities up to assistant director responsible for blood service delivery to more than 100 hospital customers. For the last 10 years, John has been responsible on a director level for various activities related to donor recruitment. As of July 2000, John has been the senior director responsible for all areas of recruitment, collections and marketing / communications. He is an active member of AABB and has presented on multiple topics including quality of life for collections staff, managing recruitment activities, and apheresis platelet donor recruitment and collection. John was  ADRP's Finance Committee chair for 2007-08. He is also currently serving on the AABB donor recruitment / public relations committee.

 

Immediate Past President Carolyn Mihalko

Director of Education
American Red Cross Biomedical Services
Northeast Division
Email: MihalkoC@usa.redcross.org

Carolyn Mihalko is the Director of Education for the American Red Cross Biomedical Services, N.E. Division.  She was formerly the Director of Recruitment and Outreach for the American Red Cross Biomedical Services, Connecticut Region for over 5 years.  She began her blood banking career as a recruiter in 1980 after nine years as a history / herstory teacher.  Carolyn was at Florida Blood Services for 17 years in the roles of Account Manager, Director of Recruitment and Collections, Director of Education and Vice President of Community Relations.  She then worked as a Vice President at New York Blood Center before moving back to her home state of Connecticut. Carolyn joined the ADRP Board in 2004 and has served as the Chair of the Career Development Committee.  Her past volunteer leadership roles include chairperson of recruitment committees for the Florida Association of Blood Banks, the AABB, and the National Marrow Donor Program.  In 1997 Carolyn received the Florida Association of Blood Banks award for Executive of the Year and the AABB Chapman-Franzmeier recruitment award for exceptional leadership in donor recruitment locally and nationally. 

 

President-Elect Kelly High

Senior Program Manager, Recruitment Optimization
American Red Cross, National Headquarters
Email: HighK@usa.redcross.org

Kelly A. High is the Senior Program Manager, Recruitment Optimization for the American Red Cross in the Sales and Marketing Department at Biomedical Services Headquarters in Washington, DC. Kelly began her blood banking career in 2003 as the LifeBoard Manager for the Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region of the American Red Cross. In 2004, Kelly was promoted to Director of Donor Strategy for the Region, responsible for a collection goal in excess of 270,000 units of red cell products annually. During her tenure with the Region, Kelly received the organization's Employee Excellence Award in the Management category in 2006 and the Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region received the "Region of the Year" award that same year. Kelly is a graduate of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland with a B.A. in Computer Information Systems. She has served on the ADRP Board since 2006 as the American Red Cross Liaison. In addition, Kelly served as the Conference Committee Co-Chair in 2007 and 2008 and as the Host City Committee Co-Chair in 2007.

 

Treasurer Christine M. Foran

Manager, Corporate Relations
New York Blood Center
Email: cforan@nybloodcenter.org

Christine M. Foran is Manager of Corporate & Community Relations for the Hudson Valley Blood Services region of the New York Blood Center (NYBC). Throughout her 18-year career at NYBC, she has worked with corporate and community leaders from New York Blood Center's Volunteer Blood Donor Campaign on a multitude of projects ranging from industry-based competitions to the High School Blood Donor Championships, sponsored by the New York Yankees. She has also been in charge of various recognition programs honoring donor chairpersons and bone marrow donors. Currently, Christine supports a team of Corporate and Civic leaders in the Hudson Valley region, which includes several representatives from the Archdiocese of New York, IBM and the Bronx Borough President. She has been a member of ADRP since 1991 where she has served as ADRP Conference Chair and Awards Co-Chair. She was also a member of both the ADRP Nominating and Corporate Partnerships Development Committees. She has a background in Marketing Research and Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Sociology and Communications from the State University of New York in Plattsburgh. Christine gave her first blood donation in High School and while chairing the blood drive at her church she reached the eight-gallon mark.

 

Vice President Scott L. Caswell

Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross - South Central Division
Email: caswellsl@usa.redcross.org

Scott Caswell joined American Red Cross - South Central Division as the CEO in mid-2009. Previously he was Director of Donor Recruitment and Community Relations at Community Blood Center. In this position, Scott worked to implement the CBC's donor resource growth strategies and strengthen ties to the communities it serves. In addition, he managed the marketing and communications functions of the blood center. Scott has 13 years of blood banking experience. He served as Chief Marketing Officer for America's Blood Centers, North America's largest network of non-profit community blood centers. Prior to joining ABC, he was Director of Public Affairs for Memorial Blood Centers in Minneapolis, MN. He is active in the AABB Donor Recruitment / Public Relations Committee. Scott was the 2007-08 ADRP Communications Committee Chair. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Minnesota and his M.B.A. from Strayer University.

 

Vice President Joe Ridley

Executive Director, Regional Operations
Carter BloodCare
Email:  JRidley@carterbloodcare.org

Joe Ridley is responsible for overseeing the activities of Carter BloodCare's operations headquartered in Tyler, TX and for providing guidance to the management of their Waco, TX operations. Formerly the Vice President for Resource Development at Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center in Houston, TX, Joe has 40 years of experience in blood banking and has served in many leadership roles in both regional and national blood banking associations. He was an elected official to the AABB's Administrative Section Coordinating Committee, served as the Chairman of their Safety Committee, was the President of the South Central Association of Blood Banks during the 1991-1992 association year, and was the president of this association's foundation. Joe has also served as the President of the University Area Rotary Club in Houston. He is now the Chair of the Global Network for Blood Donation's liaison committee to the blood bank professional community.  Joe has extensive experience in public relations, corporate communications, strategic planning, innovation, change management, leadership coaching, and leading sales and marketing teams. He has authored industry publications, organized numerous seminars / workshops and executive management retreats; and he has delivered numerous presentations to industry professionals with particular emphasis on inventory management, marketing, goal-setting, and the use of automation to boost collection outcomes. One thing Joe is proud of is that he has had the honor of providing management guidance to three former ADRP presidents: Joyce Kleist, Barbara Albiniak, and Marianne Timm. This past year, Joe has served on the ADRP Global Programs and Career Development Committees.

 

Secretary Charles E. Moore

Director, Recruitment Call Centers
American Red Cross
Carolinas Blood Services Region
Email: moorech@usa.redcross.org

Charles "Chuck" Moore is a native of Tennessee and began his involvement with the blood program there in 1989. Since that time, he has progressed from volunteer donor to professional recruitment manager. He joined the American Red Cross in 1997 and was a 2001 recipient of the Tiffany Service Excellence Award. His current responsibilities involve the regional telerecruitment center, direct mail for the region, and the schedule of operations for the region.  He graduated from East Tennessee State University and earned a graduate degree there in English. Chuck has been a member of ADRP since 1997 and has served on the Awards Committee since 2003. He was the 2003 recipient of the Nancy J. Chapman Scholarship. His essay titled "Effective Management Techniques" was included in Donor Recruitment: Tips, Techniques, and Tales, co-published by ADRP and the AABB Press in 2005. Chuck was ADRP's this year's Awards Committee Co-Chair.

Carolyn Mihalko During Her Farewell Address at the 2009 ADRP Conference
Immediate Past President Carolyn Mihalko reviews the 2008-09 ADRP accomplishments during the 2009 Conference in Florida.

 

 

Mihalko passes the gavel to John Hagins, the 2009-10 ADRP President.