Monica Owens Doyle is the national program manager of Community Preparedness and Resilience Services at the American Red Cross, where she has worked for over 16 years. After serving two terms of service with AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps and supporting Hurricane response and recovery in 2004 and 2005, Monica accepted a position as a Client and Community Recovery Specialist with the American Red Cross working across Southern Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana. In 2012, the Obama Administration recognized Monica as a White House Champion of Change for her work in community preparedness and resilience building after Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana. Monica’s team manages the Red Cross’ nationwide Home Fire Campaign, the agency’s recent expansion into wildfire home safety visits, and the pilot testing of additional climate hazard focused visits, like tornado and hurricane visits. Through these programs, the Red Cross has verified 2,134 lives saved from residential structure fires and 20 homes saved from wildfires.
Monica’s interests lie in fulfilling the Red Cross mission by preventing human suffering due to disasters and supporting community risk reduction efforts. As an individual living with multiple disabilities herself and a mom to children with disabilities, she is keenly focused on inclusive disaster preparedness. She holds a degree in Anthropology and Biology from the University of Georgia and is a certified project management and nonprofit professional with a graduate certificate from Louisiana State University. Monica resides in Ogden, Utah with her husband and their three children, and their rescue dog.