Red Cross Names Robert C. Hill Jr. Miami Director

The American Red Cross South Florida Region has appointed Robert C. Hill Jr. as executive director of its Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in People

Red Cross Names Robert C. Hill Jr. Miami Director

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The American Red Cross, South Florida Region, 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 brings two decades of experience advancing community health and strengthening nonprofit organizations.

Why it matters

The chapter serves Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys, and the leadership change places a professional with a background in local public health and nonprofit work at the helm of its operations. The Red Cross supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood, making regional chapter leadership relevant to local blood supply and disaster response.

Hill brings two decades of community health and nonprofit experience to the role, and the American Red Cross supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood. The announcement does not detail the start date or the chapter's specific operational targets under his leadership.

The players

Robert C. Hill Jr.

Hill is a public health leader with two decades of experience advancing community health and nonprofit organizations, and he previously led community impact work for the American Heart Association in Miami-Dade.

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief, blood services, and health and safety education across the United States.

Krista Coletti

Coletti is the chief executive of the American Red Cross South Florida Region, which oversees the chapters serving the region.

The details

Krista Coletti, CEO of the South Florida Region, announced the appointment of Hill, who most recently served as vice president of community impact for the American Heart Association in Miami-Dade. Hill also serves as executive co-chair of the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade and holds a Master of Public Health from Nova Southeastern University.

• November 2, 2026: The American Red Cross, South Florida Region, published the appointment announcement.

Market Landscape

The Red Cross supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood, a share that makes regional chapter leadership part of a national blood network. Hill's appointment places a public health professional with a Miami-Dade background over one of the chapters that sustains that network locally.

Residents of Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys who rely on Red Cross blood donation drives or disaster services will be served by a chapter now under new executive leadership. The extraction does not specify any change to donation, service, or program offerings.

The takeaway

Leadership changes at regional nonprofits can shape how local blood supply and community health programs are run. Residents interested in these services can check their local chapter's offerings directly.