Jane H. Gilbert - Inducted in 2008
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Jane H. Gilbert is the senior vice president for chapter operations at the American National Red Cross. She is responsible for the activity of the Red Cross chapter network, which includes 749 American Red Cross chapters across the United States.
Gilbert earned an Executive MBA degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha and a BA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Gilbert's Red Cross career began in 1995 with the Heartland Chapter in Omaha, where she served as the deputy director of marketing and development. During this time she helped increase the fund balance of the chapter and assisted in the completion of a capital campaign.
In April 1999 Gilbert transitioned to chief executive officer of the Charter Oak Chapter in Hartford, Conn., which serves as coordinating chapter for the state. There Gilbert managed chapter operations across 81 counties.
In 2003 Gilbert moved to Raleigh, N.C., where she became the first executive of the mid-Atlantic service area. She was promoted to her current position in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast of the United States.