Claire Louge (she, her, hers)
Claire Louge is the Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families and protecting children through collaboration, education, and advocacy. Originally from upstate New York, Claire obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from Cornell University, her Masters of Education in Human Relations from Northern Arizona University, and has a certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership from the ASU Lodestar Center. Claire is also certified by the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds to teach the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework, a Certified Trauma Support Specialist through the Arizona Trauma Institute, and an authorized Stewards of Children® facilitator. She also co-developed Flourishing Families, a curriculum designed to help professionals teach families to build protective factors in their own lives. She is a graduate of Class 11 of the American Express Leadership Academy at the ASU Lodestar Center. Claire regularly and enthusiastically offers workshops and keynote addresses at conferences throughout Arizona. In her volunteer time, Claire organizes theatrical role play adventure events for teens in partnership with youth-serving organizations. Claire was named one of Prescott Living Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2018, and received the Prescott Young Professional Visionary Award in 2013. She served as President of the Friends of the Del E. Webb Family Enrichment Center from 2015 – 2017.