With 20 years with the American Red Cross, Ruben is highly regarded in the disaster community for his compassionate, fair and no nonsense approach to telling the Red Cross story.
Ruben Brown is currently the Media Relations Specialist for the Metro Atlanta Red Cross. In this role, he serves as the primary spokesperson for the largest chapter in the Southeast and the seventh largest chapter in a network of 500 + Red Cross chapters.
A self- described media junky, Ruben has served as a Red Cross spokesperson for the past 7 years, providing interviews to all major Atlanta media. As a member of the National Red Cross Advance Public Affairs Team (APAT), Ruben has also provided interviews to CNN, FOX News Radio, the BBC and The Weather Channel. Ruben has served as media spokesperson during some of the Red Cross’ most notable relief efforts, including Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Southeast Tornado Outbreak, the Atlanta Tornado and the Atlanta Floods. He is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia where he majored in Communications.