Mario J. Bruno  Mario Bruno is the Regional Chief Executive Officer for the Connecticut and Rhode Island Region of the American Red Cross. Mario is a native of Spain and came to the United States in 1990 as an exchange student. He lived in Gloucester, MA for two years. He returned to his native Spain, where we attended Medical School in the University of Seville. Mario returned to the United States in 1996. He married his wife Greta and they have two children, Isabella and Karina. Mario joined the American Red Cross 1997 as a disaster services volunteer. He later joined the health and safety program as an instructor in CPR and First Aid and a blood services volunteer. Mario soon raised to the role of Disaster Chairman for the Central Massachusetts Chapter of the American Red Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. After working for the American National Red Cross in Washington, D.C., Mario joined the American Red Cross in Connecticut in 2001. In the capacity of Senior Director of Emergency Services, Mario lead the Connecticut Red Cross response to large disasters like the September 11 attacks in New York City, the 2005 hurricane season disasters and recently Tropical Storm Sandy. Mario became Chief Executive Officer in 2011, ensuring that Red Cross services are provided to more than four million residents in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Mario earned a bachelor of science in biology from Worcester State University and is a graduate of the University of Phoenix's Master in Business Administration program.