Marianna Kuttothara is the Cash and Relief Lead for the American Red Cross’s International Service Department. In this role Marianna is responsible for providing technical and operational assistance to American Red Cross funded projects supporting disaster preparedness and response across the globe.   Marianna has deployed to disaster response operations around the world – including the Bahamas, Dominica, Ecuador, Nepal, and the Philippines.  Marianna was born and raised in Mexico City, and is a native Spanish and English speaker.  In this conversation, we discuss: Marianna’s childhood in Mexico and how she grew up speaking three languages: English, Spanish, and Malayalam   Her first overseas deployment in the Philippines and what surprised her most about working with the global Red Cross network Marianna’s amazing story setting up financial distributions in the Bahamas and working with a lady who broke down crying in gratitude! It was lovely to chat with Marianna – think you’ll really enjoy this one! Without further ado, please enjoy my conversation with Marianna Kuttothara. Connect with Marianna Twitter * LinkedIn Connect with Red Cross * Website Twitter Instagram * Facebook Listen to the podcast! (And please leave a review if you enjoyed it!)