WHAT: An interview with American Red Cross disaster responder, Bonnie Gillespie, available by phone or possibly Skype, from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Gillespie brings years of experience working on international relief operations to the Red Cross teams on the ground.

WHERE: Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Red Cross operations center

WHEN: Wednesday, February 10 – Saturday, February 20, 2010 (Exact end date TBD)

HOW: To schedule an interview, contact Andrea Tomaszewski (see above) with the following information:

· Your contact information, including phone and email

· Name of media outlet

· Request date(s), time slot(s)

· Taped or live interview

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Gillespie also has years of experience working with American Red Cross disaster relief operations. She has responded to more than 30 international disasters, and has also traveled throughout Africa as a Red Cross Measles Initiative team member. Most recently Gillespie has worked as an Advocacy Director for the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communications programs leading strategic communication efforts in Washington, DC and globally for increased funding for global health programs.

PHOTOS, B-ROLL FROM HAITI:

Red Cross photographs are available for download here: http://media.redcross.org (username: current; password: redcross). *Credit must go to the photographer/American Red Cross.

B-roll from Haiti is available here: http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=518b5032f953e110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

Press releases and other stories are available on www.redcross.org and on http://blog.redcross.org.

Other American Red Cross resources are available for your use through redcross.org.

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Contact: Andrea Tomaszewski

313-350-1434