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Notable Minority Executives: Mark Thomas
Regional chief executive officer/southeastern Wisconsin executive director, American Red Cross
Feb 24, 2021 1:37 pm
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Undergrad degree/university: Northwestern University
Mark Thomas joined the American Red Cross as its regional CEO/Southeastern Wisconsin executive director in December 2018. At the time, the Red Cross was experiencing dramatic change bringing all five of its lines of service under one umbrella – to become “One Red Cross.”
Thomas hit the ground running. He led efforts to diversify Wisconsin’s boards of directors and has recruited new members to best represent the diverse communities that the Red Cross serves. He stressed connecting the organization’s humanitarian relief efforts with partners and areas of need in the community.
Notable Minority Executives: John W. Daniels Jr.
Chair emeritus, Quarles & Brady
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John W. Daniels Jr.
John W. Daniels Jr. is the chair emeritus of national law firm Quarles & Brady LLP, which has approximately 475 attorneys in 10 offices across the country. He was the firm’s chairman from 2008 to 2013, and has been chair emeritus since 2013.
As an attorney, Daniels has specialized in real estate law, representing property owners, investors and governments in numerous complex real estate development projects. He previously served as the national president of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Daniels is also chairman of the board for Advocate Aurora Health, the health care system with over $12 billion in annual revenue that was created by the merger of Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care and Downers Grove, Illinois-based Advocate Health. He also serves as president of Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, a national group of directors of major health systems.
Notable Minority Executives: Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Chief external affairs officer, Advocate Aurora Health
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Cristy Garcia-Thomas
As the head of external affairs for Advocate Aurora Health, Cristy Garcia-Thomas oversees everything from patient experience to diversity and inclusion to community relations for one of Wisconsin’s biggest employers and one of the country’s largest health care systems.
Garcia-Thomas was among the inaugural group of executives to join the leadership team of Advocate Aurora following Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care’s merger with Downers Grove, Illinois-based Advocate Health in 2018. Prior to her current role, she served as chief experience officer for Aurora and president of the health system’s foundation.
Notable Minority Executives: Kevin Anderson biztimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from biztimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.