Beth Truett Joins Oral Health America As President and CEO
Posted on: Thursday, 11 September 2008, 12:00 CDT
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Oral Health America's Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Truett as President and Chief Executive Officer of the national advocacy organization. Ms. Truett comes to the position with significant corporate and non-profit leadership experience, including over twenty years as a business executive in marketing and sales, and most recently, as the Executive Director of Chicago Lights, a community services organization that annually serves thousands of Chicagoans who face the challenges of aging, poverty, access to education and healthcare.
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"We welcome Ms. Truett at an exciting time for oral health and a time of great promise for Oral Health America," said Kathy Zwieg, CDA, RDA, Chairman, Oral Health America. "Our hopes for the organization are well matched in her considerable leadership abilities, professional experience, and commitment to the issues."
At Chicago Lights, Ms. Truett served as the inaugural Executive Director to create the organization, increase revenue, and develop collaborative programs. Her previous successes include restructuring and expanding client solutions as a Vice President and Senior Vice President for two of the nation's largest providers of global event and travel management, marketing communications, and enterprise consulting to corporations in the pharmaceutical, financial services, and technology sectors. She also has developed marketing campaigns for Kraft Foods.
Ms. Truett has a BS in Food & Nutrition from Valparaiso University, a Masters degree in Divinity from McCormick Seminary in Chicago, and holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from Indiana University School of Philanthropy. She is a member of the Association of Funding Professionals (AFP), serves as an AFP Mentor, is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Group, and one of 100 women inducted in 1997 into Leadership America, an international organization recognizing women for career and volunteer leadership. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Voices for Illinois Children, and has served in multiple volunteer capacities for organizations in Chicago and her hometown of Oak Park, IL.
Oral Health America is the nation's premier, independent advocacy organization, dedicated to improving oral health for all Americans. To find out more about Oral Health America, visit http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/.
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Oral Health America
CONTACT: Liz Rogers of Oral Health America, +1-207-771-8824,liz@oralhealthamerica.org
Web site: http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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