Ruth Ann Delacroix spent 30 years in hospital administration, the last ten as vice president of operations at a regional medical center. She joined Zonta in 2009 and served two terms as club president.

When her second term began, the club had gone three years without a contested officer election and struggled to fill committee chairs. Ruth Ann introduced a two-year officer track with a named successor for each role and opened committee seats to first-year members. She also worked with the club to recruit through local refugee resettlement and workforce programs, adding 14 members, nine of them born outside the United States. She now advises clubs in New England on succession planning.