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Dan Bruer has been appointed Director of Development with The Triangle Land Conservancy. Mr Bruer’s role with TLC will be focused on the successful completion of the Our Water, Our Land Campaign, directly improving TLC’s capacity to protect vital lands in the region. He will also be responsible for creating and implementing strategies to increase funding for new and expanding initiatives.

Capability Company, the Raleigh, NC-based executive search firm for not-for-profit organizations, is proud to introduce Kathryn L. Lima of Sharon, PA as its new Director of Business Development.

Linda Shaw, consultant and former Senior Community Development Officer with Wachovia Bank, has been appointed Executive Director of the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, beginning January 5, 2009. She will fill the position to be vacated by retiring ED, Betty Bailey. Ms. Shaw will inherit a well-respected, valued and stable organization. This role is particularly fitting for Ms. Shaw, whose professional career has focused on advocating for social justice and policies that positively impact families and communities.

The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina, an organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions, recently announced the appointment of Ziva Raney as its new Director of Development. In her new role, Ms. Raney will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of fundraising, including developing strategies and initiatives for increasing funding. Upon the completion of the merger between the MAWF organizations of Eastern and Western NC in 2009, she will assume the role of Regional Executive Director.

Capability Company, an executive recruiting firm based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, has been hired by the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), an advocate for open space protection in the Triangle area of North Carolina, to search for its new Director of Development.

The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina, an organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions, has selected Capability Company, a Raleigh-based executive recruiting firm, to search for its new Associate Director of Development.

The American Lung Association of the Atlantic Coast has hired Capability Company, a Raleigh-based executive recruiting firm, to search for its new Vice President of Major Gifts.

Angelica Oberleithner has been appointed Assistant Director for the Durham’s Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative. Ms. Oberleithner was formerly the Program Director at the Orange County Partnership for Young Children. Her experience includes serving as Director of the PMHCC Best Practices Institute (BPI) in Philadelphia, PA, where her work focused on Treatment Foster Care reform, a key initiative in the Department of Human Services' permanency reform agenda. Prior to joining BPI, Angelica served as Division Director for Health Promotion and Wellness at one of the City’s largest social service providers, overseeing and managing a multitude of programs in the areas of Domestic Violence, HIV Prevention and Intervention, Child Welfare, and Maternal Health.

Home of the Sparrow, a transitional shelter program for women and children, has announced Nancy Hiatt as its new Executive Director. In her new role, Ms Hiatt will be responsible for enhancing and expanding on the legacy of this locally well-known organization. She will oversee administrative, fundraising, board management, community relations and partnership development.

The Rural Advancement Foundation International (USA) has selected Capability Company, a Raleigh-based executive recruiting firm, to search for its new Executive Director.