Elizabeth Redenbaugh has been named development director at Coastal Horizons Center, according to a news release.

In the role, Redenbaugh is responsible for fundraising, leading development efforts and managing donor relations, stated the release.

“Elizabeth’s years of experience, along with her many contacts in the greater Wilmington area, will be a great asset to Coastal Horizons Center. We are delighted to have Elizabeth as part of the Coastal Horizons Center team,” Margaret Weller-Stargell, president and CEO of Coastal Horizons Center, said in the release.

Coastal Horizons Center is a private nonprofit human services agency headquartered in Wilmington and serves 57 counties in Eastern North Carolina.

Redenbaugh earned an undergraduate degree and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She has been active in several local and state organizations and served on the New Hanover County Board of Education, stated the release. She was also a recipient of The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2011.