Elisabeth (Beth) D. Babcock, MCRP, PhD is the President & CEO of the Crittenton Women's Union (CWU). Beth has led CWU since Crittenton and The Women's Union merged in July 2006. She oversees the growth and development of the combined $10 million dollar organization, which provides housing, education and workforce training, daycare, and parenting support services in 10 locations throughout the City of Boston.

"Drawing from our historic strength in direct service, research, and advocacy, we are creating a new engine designed to carry low-income women to economic independence and the fulfillment of their potential," says Beth. "We look forward to launching a number of new initiatives, a well as to redesigning existing programs to deliver even greater impact," she adds.

Beth's professional work has largely focused on strategic leadership of mission-driven organizations. Prior to her position at the Crittenton Women's Union, Beth was the President & CEO of Hearth, a nonprofit organization that she developed into a nationally-recognized model of supported housing, advocacy and research for homeless elders.

Before joining Hearth, she was the Vice President of Strategy for Northeast Health Systems, a $285 million-dollar vertically-integrated health care system; and Executive Director of the Lynn Community Health Center where she helped establish the Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, three school-based health centers, and a new main community health center campus.

Beth has served on the boards of many organizations. From 1998-2006, she was an adjunct professor at the Heller School of Brandeis University. In 2005, she was appointed a national policy delegate to the White House Conference on Aging.

She received her Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning, with a concentration in health and human services planning, from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and holds a PhD in nonprofit strategy from Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.