Oral Health America's Board of Directors announced on Sept. 10 the appointment of Beth Truett as president and chief executive officer of the national advocacy organization. Truett comes to the position with significant corporate and non-profit leadership experience, including more than 20 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.
At Chicago Lights, 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.
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 home town of Oak Park, IL.
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