Missions & Disaster Relief Specialist Kathi L. Reid Announces Retirement
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – Kathi L. Reid, Program Manager, Disaster Services, retired as of December 31, 2020. Reid, a Baltimore native, joined the global missions organization in 2011 and has been a part of its worldwide outreach to people and places devastated by natural disasters – from Louisiana to Haiti.
“I will miss the camaraderie of colleagues, working with the international partners, advocating for Haitian rights, the Disaster Services Network, supporting disaster relief in the US and in the Caribbean and supervising short-term missions,” says Reid, 65, “There are some personal projects I want to focus on, including my family genealogy.”
Reid, a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, earned her B.S. in business from Towson State University in Maryland and M.B.A. from Mercer University in Atlanta. Her expertise in management, marketing and international church planting coordination provided a solid base for her role as program manager for short-term missions, advocacy, volunteer deployment and funding for disaster services. She was instrumental in renewing the partnership between Lott Carey and the American Red Cross.
Skills and devotion has distinguished her service.
“Kathi’s professional life demonstrates the biblical mandate to care for the least of these,” says Rev. Emmett L. Dunn, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of Lott Carey. “I am grateful for her spirit of cooperation and her ability to adapt to unusual situations.”
Earl Brown, Director of Partnership and Agreements for the American Red Cross, says Lott Carey was an ideal spot for her, “Kathi is quiet and gentle but she’s very persistent. When she has a target or a goal in mind, she will stay with it until it’s reached. There’s a frankness and dedication. She really cares about people.”
Says Rev. Dunn: “We all wish her good health, happiness and a joyful time with her family.”
TV Interview in Haiti, 2013, with (from left) Dr. Carroll A. Baltimore of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Ms. Reid, Dr. Stephen J. Thurston of the National Baptist Convention of America, former Haiti Ambassador Raymond Joseph and interviewer.
Ms. Reid and Lott Carey staffer Takeshia Klu at the Fire Campaign in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the organization’s 2019 Annual Session.
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