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Habitat names new president

By Lightning Reports, Published: March 3, 2022

Linda Berta Saturno has been named the new president and CEO of Henderson County and Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity. She succeeds Ron Laughter, the president and CEO for the past 13 years who will retire after assisting with the transition.
A native of Morganton, Saturno earned an undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University, an MBA from Queens College and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
She has extensive nonprofit experience on local, national and international levels. She returns to the area after leading Child Advocacy Centers in Missouri. She has also worked with the United Nations in Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and kayaking and says she looks forward to enjoying the outdoors of Western North Carolina.