Clara Carruth Email & Phone Number

Louisiana And Mississippi Chapters

• Planned, managed, and implemented prevention, loss and healing, and research connection programs in-person and virtually across a two-state area.• Collaborated with private and public institutions to engage staff and constituents in suicide prevention initiatives.• Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers, fostering collaborative networks for effective program delivery. • Engaged AFSP-funded researchers to share findings on a grass-roots level by hosting quarterly Research Connection webinars for volunteers and stakeholders.

• Remotely delivered confidential administrative support to C-Suite executives, ensuring seamless collaboration with clients.• Coordinated collaborative efforts in designing goal-tracking databases, aligning all communications with graphic standards, and maintaining continuity in corporate materials.• Implemented effective communication strategies by utilizing various social media platforms and chat applications to enhance communication and outreach, updating company websites, and ensuring alignment with branding standards for all correspondence• Proficiently managed and prioritized email and calendars, filed expense reports, crafted confidential correspondence, and composed polished presentations and meeting agendas.

South Region

• Led remote recruitment, coaching, and development of program managers, achieving a 75% increase in program goal fulfillment within three years. • Fostered a healthy remote culture, equipping staff for virtual communication, supporting long-distance volunteer relationships through innovative action plans. • Motivated staff to surpass objectives, implementing strategic campaigns for volunteer recruitment, resulting in a notable 20% annual increase.

Louisiana

• Developed volunteer management plans, fostering relationships with 150+ volunteers for prompt patient service delivery, consistently surpassing recruitment goals.• Transformed volunteers into brand ambassadors, driving substantial growth in volunteerism, successful marketing placements, and significant recruitment increases.• Deployed new grant program to Federally Qualified Health Centers promoting early cancer detection in disadvantaged communities, tracking benchmarks for success. • Managed a portfolio of priority primary care system accounts to implement evidence-based strategies for decreasing cancer incidence and mortality.

Mid-South Division

• Provided comprehensive support to an executive vice president, including proficiently managing calendars, facilitating detailed travel arrangements, and coordinating meetings and conferences to ensure seamless exectution. • Spearheaded new organizational practices for a competitive college scholarship program and secured a 30-person volunteer review committee, allowing the organization to award more than 200 $1,000 scholarships per year during a four-year period. • Authored a monthly division-wide newsletter, sharing departmental resources and successes with the entire organization, equiping development staff with collateral material to further engage community members and increase participation in fundraising events.• Managed oversight of nearly $500,000 in grant funding, monitoring spending and reporting.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Recruited and trained volunteers at 35 worksites and churches for the implementation of initiativesfor wellness including diet, exercise, and early detection activities. • Executed promotional plans of the state communications team, developed messaging and talking points, wrote press releases, conducted interviews and provided impactful survivor stories to media outlets to increase cancer awareness, prevention and early detection. • Devised community outreach plans to engage more than 50 volunteer advocacy contacts to participate in campaigns to lobby government officials for passage of legislative agendas. • Established relationships with local and statewide elected officials, policymakers and community leaders to support policy agenda.