Mario J. Bruno is a

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-born

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business executive. Bruno is currently the

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of the

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for the divisions of North Central and Northeast.

Career

A native of

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, Bruno moved to the

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in 1990 as an

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. After living in

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, for two years, he returned to his country of origin, but soon returned to the United States in 1996. In 1997, Bruno joined the

as a volunteer for disaster and blood services, and as well as a

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(CPR) and

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instructor. He was promoted to the role of Disaster Chairman for the Central Massachusetts Chapter in

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. Bruno joined the Red Cross in

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in 2001 as the Senior Director of Emergency Services. A decade later, he became

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for the regions of Connecticut and

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. In 2023, Mario was promoted to Division Chief Operating Officer for the North Central and Northeast Divisions, supporting Red Cross operations in 18 states from The Dakotas to Maine. In 2013, Bruno was named to the ''Hartford Business Journals "40 Under 40" list.

Personal life

Bruno earned a

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and

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from

Worcester State University Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1874 and enrolls nearly 5,500 undergraduates and over 900 graduate students. History Founded in 1874 as the Massachusetts State Normal Sch ...

in 2000, and a

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from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree lev ...

in 2006. Bruno is married to his wife, Greta, with whom he has two daughters: Isabella and Karina. The family lives in

Glastonbury Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury ...

, Connecticut.https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/mario-j-bruno

References

External links

American Red Cross profileOfficial Twitter page
1974 births Living people American people of Spanish descent People from Glastonbury, Connecticut Worcester State University alumni University of Phoenix alumni American Red Cross personnel {{US-CEO-stub