Patricia Burch When Patricia Burch stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Habitat for Humanity of Wake County in October 2022, she didn’t arrive as a visitor to the affordable housing conversation; she arrived as someone who has spent years in the work, learning it from the inside out. After nearly 16 years with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham (including time as Executive Director), Patricia brought that hard-earned experience to Wake County at a momen

Halie Sue Clifton Meet Halie Sue Clifton Some people make a career out of moving fast. Halie Sue Clifton has made a career out of moving purposefully and that distinction matters. Halie serves as the Director of Special Gifts at Methodist Home for Children, and she’s been doing that work with steady joy for the past eight years. Before that, she sharpened her development experience with UNC–Chapel Hill and at Meredith College (her alma mater), learning how to connect mission-

Ethan Stambler Ethan brings more than two decades of experience in finance, strategy, and investment, with a career that has included roles in private equity, agriculture, real assets, and corporate development. Today, as a Senior Vice President with SES ESOP Strategies, he focuses on helping business owners design ownership transitions that are financially sound, strategically thoughtful, and beneficial to the people who helped build the company. That focus aligns naturally

Trever Chambers - Lisa Higginbotham Embrace Your Passion On a crisp Tuesday morning, the Rotary Club of the Capital City gathered for its 7:30 a.m. meeting with a special sense of anticipation. Our guest was Rotary District 7710 Governor Lisa Higginbotham, a familiar name across our district for her energy, creativity, and deep commitment to Rotary’s mission of “Service Above Self.” From the moment she began speaking, it was clear that her message could be summed up in two po

Linh Pham Introducing Mrs. Linh Pham Mrs. Linh Pham  is a Community and Capacity Development Manager at the John Rex Endowment. She brings more than 20 years of nonprofit and community service experience shaped by her work with immigrant and refugee communities across North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. As a proud Vietnamese immigrant, her understanding of belonging is grounded in real lived experience. She once dreamed of traveling the world to make a difference, u

Christy C. Dunn A Career Built on Advocacy and Insight Christy C. Dunn is an attorney with Young Moore and Henderson, P.A. in Raleigh and a trusted guide for employers navigating today’s employment landscape. She focuses on civil litigation, employment law, and insurance law. Christy represents employers, electric membership cooperatives, insurers, and long-term care facilities in civil litigation and defends long-term care facilities in compliance enforcement actions. Christ

Connecting our community to nonprofits through the power of live music On September 30, 2025, Sarah Pierson joined us in the Rotary Club of the Capital City meeting room at Carolina Country Club. More than 30 members filled the room, curious and energized to learn how live music can fuel measurable good across the Triangle. Coffee was poured, conversations paused, and members leaned in to understand how this model might advance our mission of service and fellowship. Sarah Pie

Thomas Schaffer (Active Member and Mentor) - Josh Davis (Sergeant at Arms) - Trever Chambers (President) Whitney Kidd Founder of IRIS Technologies and Senior Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the Preiss Company At our August 26th meeting, the Rotary Club of the Capital City had the opportunity to step into the future of community living. We welcomed Whitney Kidd , Founder of IRIS Technologies and Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology at The Preiss Comp

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