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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.