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Red Cross Chapter Leader Helps Homeland Security

Joseph White, executive at the St. Louis Area Red Cross Chapter, is sharing his expertise with the Department of Homeland Security.

Joseph White was named vice chairman of a new task force that is assessing the ways in which DHS can improve its acquisition of essential technologies in support of its homeland security mission.
 

For the past 18 months, Joseph White has been advising the leaders of the American Red Cross, the nation's leading emergency relief organization. Lately, he has been doing the same for top officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
 

White, chief executive officer of the St. Louis Area Chapter of the Red Cross, was sworn in January 10 as a member of the Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee. The committee is one of five panels that advise the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), which provides recommendations to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff on homeland security matters.
 

The HSAC, chaired by former CIA and FBI Director William Webster, is Chertoff's primary advisory body. It comprises leaders from state and local governments, first responder communities, the private sector, and academia.
 

"I value the independent and innovative advice I receive from these trusted counselors," Chertoff said of the 13 individuals (including White) who were welcomed to the HSAC and its subcommittees. "These appointments will increase the knowledge and experience of our membership and provide me with critical and diverse perspectives as we work together to keep America safe."
 

In November, White was named vice chairman of a new task force that is assessing the ways in which DHS can improve its acquisition of essential technologies in support of its homeland security mission.
 

White has served as CEO of the St. Louis Area Chapter for the past five years and has participated in many disaster relief operations, including the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He serves on the Presidential Advisory Council, a group of chapter executives who provide input and feedback to the president of the Red Cross on opportunities, challenges, and/or concerns affecting the organization.