Northwest’s American Red Cross CEO has Snohomish County ties

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 16, 2017

The American Red Cross Northwest Region has welcomed Alex Dieffenbach as its new chief executive officer.

In this role, Dieffenbach will oversee Red Cross operations in seven chapters that span the state of Washington and the five northern counties of Idaho. He comes to the Red Cross following more than two decades of service with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Dieffenbach was born and raised in Edmonds