Ability Beyond appoints new CEO

Ability Beyond, a nonprofit that provides services to individuals with disabilities in Connecticut and Westchester, has hired Jane Davis-Bunt as its new CEO.

Davis-Bunt previously served as chief operating officer of Ability Beyond, which has headquarters in Bethel and Chappaqua. She has been with the nonprofit for more than 30 years.

“There is no one better equipped than Davis-Bunt to lead our organization in the coming years,” said current CEO Thomas H. Fanning. “Not only does she fully embrace the values or our organization, she is a forward-thinking leader who will respond to the challenges of the future with energy and creativity.”

Davis-Bunt has tripled the number of people the organization supports since she took over as COO in 2010, according to Ability Beyond. She also led a digitization of client records and pushed to develop best practice models for residential care for people with disabilities.

Davis-Bunt has a master”™s degree in organization leadership from Quinnipiac University, and is a member of the Danbury Hospital Ethics Committee and on the executive council for the New York Alliance of Waiver TBI Providers.