Truth Initiative is the country’s largest public health organization committed to creating a society where all young people reject smoking and vaping and anyone can quit.
Spriggs, who joined Truth Initiative as its second employee in 1999 and established its administrative and human resources departments, has been instrumental in the organization’s success from the start. In her role as COO, Spriggs will be in charge of all day-to-day HR, administrative, and business operations for the company. She will make sure that all employee demands are satisfied and that all systems and procedures are working effectively to help the company reach its objectives. As a member of the leadership group, Spriggs collaborates with her peers and the board of directors to determine the organization’s strategic course.
According to Spriggs, it was an honor for him to assume this position and carry on supporting Truth Initiative’s goals and achievements. We have achieved great progress in the field of public health, and He was eager to collaborate with our hardworking staff to increase our influence and build a better future for everybody.
After more than six years as Chief of Human Resources & Administration, Spriggs is assuming the position of COO. During that period, Spriggs was instrumental in providing Truth Initiative with exceptional personnel and elevating the organization’s standing as a top workplace. As a committed supporter of workplace fairness, diversity, and happiness, she has guided Truth Initiative to win numerous workplace honors, such as multiple Alliance for Workplace Excellence Awards and Stevie Awards for Great Employers. Additionally, Spriggs has received individual recognition for her leadership, including a Chief Human Resources Officer Leader of Distinction Award from HRO Today, a prominent newspaper in the HR sector, and a Stevie Award for Chief of Human Resources Officer of the Year.
Truth Initiative’s CEO and President, Kathy Crosby, acknowledged Spriggs’ contribution and said that Anna was instrumental in making Truth Initiative the preeminent public health organization that it is today. Her continued efforts have been essential in our ongoing successes, which include helping millions of people of all ages quit tobacco use, preventing millions of young people from smoking, and spearheading the campaign against underage e-cigarette usage. I firmly believe that Anna’s unwavering commitment and proficiency will propel us to numerous more triumphs in the field of public health in the future.
Spriggs was an office administrator in the federal programs department of the U.S. Department of Justice prior to joining Truth Initiative. She also worked as a project manager and administrator of continuing legal education for the National Association of Attorneys General for a period of twelve years. In addition to holding a senior certified human resources professional designation from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a certified leadership coach designation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Spriggs holds a master’s degree in organizational management and human resources from Trinity University. Spriggs teaches life skills to underprivileged populations as a volunteer for a number of organizations and teaches human resources courses as an adjunct professor at Trinity University. Spriggs is on the board of Community Advocates for Family and Youth (CAFY), a nonprofit organization that assists victims of crime who are women and children.
The largest public health group in the country, Truth Initiative, works to create a society in which youth refuse to smoke and vape and where anyone may give up the habit. Our influence has contributed to the historic low of 2% in 2023 for the prevalence of youth smoking, which was 23% in 2000. As the use of e-cigarettes threatens to expose a new generation to the risk of nicotine addiction, we are leading the battle against it with our nationally renowned truth® public education campaign and industry-leading cessation services. Our youth e-cigarette prevention curriculum Vaping: Know the truth® is being used in over 9,000 schools nationally, and our first-of-its-kind text messaging quit vaping program This Is Quitting has enrolled approximately 700,000 young people countrywide. One of the most important public health campaigns of our time is still being won because to our thorough scientific research and policy studies, innovative tobacco dependence treatment, and community and youth engagement programs that support people at high risk of consuming tobacco. Our organization, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., was founded and is supported by the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement that was reached between the tobacco industry, attorneys general from 46 states, and five U.S. territories.
