Red Cross Names New Greater Miami Chapter Leader
Nonprofit operators in Miami-Dade and the Keys gain a chapter head with two decades of community health experience.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in People
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The American Red Cross, South Florida Region, has appointed Robert C. Hill Jr. as executive director of the Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter, which serves Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys. Hill most recently served as vice president of community impact for the American Heart Association in Miami-Dade, a role that bears directly on local health and nonprofit operations.
Why it matters
The appointment puts a leader with two decades of community health and nonprofit experience in charge of a chapter that coordinates services across Miami-Dade and the Keys. For local nonprofit operators, it signals how a major health organization is staffing its Miami leadership.
Hill brings two decades of community health and nonprofit experience to the chapter. The American Red Cross supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood, a share the announcement cites as context for the chapter's scope. The source does not provide a comparator for either figure.
The players
American Red Cross, South Florida Region
The regional arm of the national nonprofit that supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood and runs disaster relief and community health programs.
Robert C. Hill Jr.
Newly appointed executive director of the Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter, formerly vice president of community impact for the American Heart Association in Miami-Dade.
Krista Coletti
Chief executive of the American Red Cross South Florida Region, who announced the appointment.
The details
Hill holds a Master of Public Health from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Florida, and Nova Southeastern awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. As executive co-chair of the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade, he has worked on coordinated health initiatives across the county. The Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter sits within the South Florida Region, which announced the appointment through CEO Krista Coletti.
Timeline
The appointment announcement was published on November 2, 2026.
Market Landscape
Local leadership appointments at national health nonprofits shape how regional chapters coordinate with other community health organizations. Hill's prior role at the American Heart Association places him in a shared health-services space in Miami-Dade.
Nonprofit operators in Miami-Dade and the Keys should note the new chapter leadership when planning partnerships or volunteer coordination. Organizations that work alongside the chapter may want to review shared program calendars with the new executive director.
The takeaway
Leadership changes at large health nonprofits often reset local partnership and program priorities, so operators who work with the chapter should introduce themselves to the new executive director early. Track any announced program changes over the coming months before adjusting shared commitments.
Further reading
For more on leadership moves at Miami-area organizations, see the People section.
More information
More details are available on the American Red Cross South Florida Region information page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Miami's Community News.
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