Miguel Hidalgo is a dedicated emergency management and health/medical preparedness professional with over 20 years of experience leading crisis response, disaster preparedness planning, and operational readiness/strategies. His expertise spans across major organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Broward County Emergency Management Department, where he has played a pivotal role in strengthening emergency response systems, coordinating multi-agency efforts, and implementing proactive community recovery solutions.

At the American Red Cross, Miguel lead a team of recovery specialists, ensuring communities receive essential recovery support during and post disasters. As an Emergency Preparedness Manager, he developed hospital-wide emergency plans and strengthened collaboration with local and federal agencies. His work with Broward County and the City of Miramar involved securing critical funding, improving disaster readiness, and establishing community emergency response teams.

In Broward County he worked with Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, and Hospitals to review and approve the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) submissions to the Agency for Healthcare Administration (ACHA).

Miguel has a Bachelor of Arts from Manhattan University and a Master of Public Administration(MPA) from Bernard Baruch College. He also has multiple industry certifications, including Incident Command System(ICS) and Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP).

Miguel is an active leader in professional preparedness, response, and recovery organizations.

Passionate about community resilience and public safety, he continues to drive impactful solutions that enhance preparedness and response strategies for organizations.

Miguel also enjoys conducting emergency preparedness, response, and recovery presentations/consultations to numerous organizations within the private and public sectors.

Miguel is married and has two children he loves spending time with as he balances career and family life.