Supporting our military and Veteran community – how you can make a difference

One of the core missions of the American Red Cross is support for our military and Veteran community and their families. IN the Northland, that work has been going on since 1915. Please join us to learn about the primarily volunteer-led work that the Red Cross does to support our service members and families; and thank our Veteran community every day. Importantly, how our communities, and you, are an important part of that work.

Dan Williams is the Executive Director of the American Red Cross serving Northern and Central Minnesota. That geography includes 36 Counites of northern and central Minnesota, Douglas County in Wisconsin and 7 sovereign Tribal communities. He has been in this role since 2013. Prior to that, Dan worked for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Financial Counseling here in Duluth for 15 years leading their foreclosure prevention and student loan counseling statewide. Dan graduated from UW-Superior with a finance and marketing degree, and lives in Superior with his wife Sarah and son, Gabe.

Joining Dan is Jeff Kazel, the Service to the Armed Forces Director for all of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Jeff is a US Army Veteran and before coming to the Red Cross 3 years ago, was a long time Duluth Police officer.