Beth Clayton Luthye Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

• Co-lead subcommittee of state-level anti-trafficking task force. Work with service providers and agencies across the state of Maryland, collaborating on efforts to provide housing solutions for survivors of human.

Costa Mesa, CA, US

• Teach Ethics and Human Trafficking course (online) focused on applied ethical decision-making through a trauma-informed, survivor-centered lens and multi-disciplinary approaches
• Redesigned university’s course content to emphasize disparities and dynamics at the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity
• Taught workshop on ethical advocacy, Ensure Justice Conference (March 2022)

Washington, Washington DC, US

• Oversaw operations and performance of nonprofit with offices in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., focused on empowering women ages 18 to 25 with experiences including gender-based violence (human trafficking, domestic.
• Guided day-to-day operations, including core program implementation, grants management, human resources, finances, technology, and facilities
• Managed grants compliance for $1.4M in government and private grants
• Audited program outputs and outcomes, developing strategies to increase measurable results for programs reaching 175+ individuals annually
• Led human resources during expansion phase with 40% increase in staff size, including policies creation and clarification, hiring and transitions, regulatory compliance, and onboarding
• Overhauled systems to improve results and interrupt cycle of high staff turnover

• Guided program strategy for nonprofit serving child sex trafficking survivors and working to prevent the trafficking of youth vulnerable to exploitation
• Led full-cycle grants process for federal, state, and city funding, including developing policies to ensure compliance with contractual guidelines
• Audited program outcomes, developed strategies to increase measurable results
• Overhauled data management through case management software and internal systems to ensure accurate reporting and improved program evaluation methods
• Advised CEO on communication strategy during rebranding process, including doing-business-as name change, logo redesign, mission articulation, and website redesign
• Organized and co-led training for Marriott Marquis (D.C.) hotel staff on identifying and responding to signs of human trafficking

Alexandria, VA, US

• Directed all aspects of sheltering program for trafficking survivors providing 24/7 emergency and transitional housing, crisis response, intensive case management, and wrap-around referral services for survivors of sex.
• Increased funding by $1.1M in grants and major donors; secured $750K grant funding in first year, including $500K U.S. DOJ Office for Victims of Crime grant
• Led crisis management during COVID pandemic and increased number of clients served by 75% through expanded scattered-site services when similar programs were decreasing numbers
• Improved success rate for clients: 50% increase in transitions from emergency placements to supportive transitional and long-term housing
• Completed Roper Victim Assistance Academy of Maryland specialized 40-hour training in victimology, victim rights, and victim assistance
• Presented (panel) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Human Trafficking Awareness Training for 46 federal, state, and local officers/agents from 23 agencies through the National Capital Region

• Led grants process for global NGO with $4M in annual public and private revenue
• Supported work in varied sectors: emergency relief and humanitarian aid, water and sanitation, health care and HIV/AIDS, women and girls empowerment, anti-human trafficking, holistic child development, and youth.
• Led collaborative process with local team in Liberia to develop theory of change, logic model, and evaluation plan for women’s economic empowerment initiative, reaching 200+ annually across three communities
• Provided capacity-building support and technical assistance to enhance outcomes for local partners worldwide; key projects: Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh; community health in Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Kenya.
• Liaised with NGO partners to identify mutually beneficial opportunities to strengthen local project implementation

• Coordinated anti-human trafficking programs: red-light brothel drop-in center in India; child sex trafficking assessment center in the Philippines; mobile intervention clinic in Moldova; and post-trauma support in the.
• Created successful ongoing “Freedom Sunday” advocacy campaign through network in U.S. and 15 other countries, with 450+ groups participating; created curriculum with national organizations Stop the Traffik and Faith.
• Taught ethical advocacy workshop, Humanitarian Disaster Institute conference (Wheaton, IL, June 2018); served as panelist, Ensure Justice Conference (Costa Mesa, CA, March 2018); created and directed anti-trafficking.

Lenexa, KS, US

• Created and led integrated communications and messaging strategy to advance mission of global relief and development organization with $9.9M revenue
• Oversaw writing, editing, design, and video for print and digital channels: website (full redesign), social media, magazine, fundraising campaigns, marketing collateral, annual reports, direct marketing, and news.
• In Hungary, co-facilitated development of Syrian Refugee Crisis response plans with teams from Middle East and Central Europe; created advocacy campaign to raise $1.1M for projects
• Wrote and photographed for magazine stories on location in Sierra Leone, Liberia, India, Bangladesh, and Mexico
• Led communications training for NGO leaders in Africa region; collaborated with colleagues worldwide to convey impact and raise support for 50+ relief and development projects
• Increased number of online gifts by 82% and total online giving by 63%

San Diego, CA, US

• Led full life-cycle grants process for international NGO focused on reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and economic development in six countries; brought in 25% of $3M budget
• Managed research, proposal development, and reporting for foundation grants and major donor projects ($758K, FY13)
• Initiated improved cross-functional data management processes for more efficient reporting
• Created messaging for white papers, annual reports, year-end campaigns;; developed first organizational messaging style guide
• Served as contract grant writer April - June 2012

• Wrote and edited donor-directed content: magazine articles, news releases, direct mail, website
• Collaborated with colleagues worldwide to share their stories of community-based development

Lenexa, KS, US

• Based out of Haiti; coordinated community development and disaster response plans in Caribbean region (10 countries), including child sponsorship and child development centers
• Directed 2010 Haiti earthquake response ($4.5 million raised); hired and trained national staff and volunteers to implement projects: 30 post-trauma camps for 3,000 children; 3 food-security agriculture projects.
• Created and led the Haiti Water Project, which has provided access to safe water for an estimated 150,000 people and raised more than $1.5M to continue the work

• Recruited and led volunteer teams in Haiti; trained teams in cross-cultural competencies
• Increased volunteers to Haiti by more than 50%, with teams bringing $11,000 average for projects

• Led editorial/design team to publish monthly magazine for young professionals, 50,000 circulation
• Led redesign process for increase in advertising sales and improved audience appeal
• Created and implemented training plans for new managing editor, copy editor, and interns

• Led as interim editor in chief, one year
• Managed editorial/design team of monthly magazine for families, 335,000 circulation
• Led process to redesign and reposition magazine to better target audience needs
• Served on strategy team for women’s publishing, which was top sales performer for $450M revenue company

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Development

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Literature

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English