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Karla Templeton

Excellence in Public Safety & Di- saster Response

Karla Templeton is trying to save the world , one hug at a time .

A Disaster Program Specialist and

Staff Lead for Diversity and In- clusion at the Greater St Louis American

Red Cross-Missouri Arkansas Region .

Karla is a passion- ate humanitari- an with years of experience in fos- tering environ- ments supportive of those with a service mindset .

Her Disaster Response Efforts in- clude in 2017 Missouri Floods , Hurricane Irma , CA Wildfires / Tubbs Atlas Fires ( Feeding Lead for the Wildfires , serving over 200,000 people with a focus on migrant / Latino populations in Napa Valley and surrounding areas ), and Feed- ing / Emergency Response Super- visor for immediate Florida Keys response for ARC after Hurricane Irma , to name just a few .

Karla , we applaud your passion and thank you for your service .

Karla Templeton ' s LinkedIn quote says Life s most persistent and urgent question is , What are you doing for others ?
-Martin Luther King , Jr .
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