Principals

Laura Gemme Pruteanu - President
Laura Gemme Pruteanu has worked in nonprofits for more than 15 years, covering a spectrum of areas including fund development, operations, human resources, marketing and event management. For more than 8 years, she held various executive-level positions at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, a DC-based national nonprofit association whose members are devoted to increasing the management capacity of nonprofits. She spent the remaining 7 years in administrative positions and consulting roles for a number of nonprofits located in Southern Florida, Southern California, and the Washington DC area.

Laura's main interest is in helping nonprofits to be effective in order to better serve their mission. She firmly believes that people are the force behind every nonprofit across the country, and having the right people in the right positions is essential for success. Helping nonprofits find quality candidates is her mission; having worn most hats in a nonprofit setting, she tends to know just what's needed. Through her work at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, her network is nationwide and she has a keen understanding of the infrastructure of the entire sector, how the various types of organizations interrelate, and where skills may transfer seamlessly to a new position in a different setting. With this knowledge, she knows where to tap in to find the "passive" talent who may be just waiting for that next golden opportunity.

Laura has volunteered for a number of nonprofits over the years and is a supporter of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. She is also a supporter of jazz, visual and performing arts, and is a contemporary figurative painter in her spare time.  She loves reading, cooking, singing, drawing and painting.  Laura lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina, with her daughter Gillian.

Rebecca L. Worters - Senior Search Consultant
Rebecca L. Worters has more than 12 years of experience in fundraising and organizational leadership. She was the Vice President of Development for the North Carolina Symphony and was responsible for leading a $15 million capital and endowment campaign. Rebecca’s interests lie in organizational effectiveness and capacity building in nonprofit organizations. She believes fostering organizational effectiveness is the key to helping organizations achieve their missions, thereby changing society for the better.

Rebecca believes that quality personnel who are committed and effective are the most important element of organizational capacity. Because she is familiar with the nonprofit sector, its conventions and expectations, she can effectively help an organization define the job to be filled. She then taps her extensive network to deliver experienced potential applicants. She has a keen intuitive sense and can quickly assess a candidate’s abilities and knowledge base.

While a student at Butler University where she received her bachelor’s degree in public and corporate communications, Rebecca studied abroad in Australia and learned to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. She is a reader, a jazz fan and a runner. She is married to David Chambless Worters, President and CEO of the North Carolina Symphony. She has a son, Eli, and a daughter, Olivia.

Rebecca has been a leader in development and organizational planning for the United Way of Howard County (Kokomo, Indiana) and the Indianapolis Art Center. She was the Director of Major Gifts for Children’s Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, Missouri) and has served in fundraising roles with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Playspace Children’s Museum (Raleigh, North Carolina). As Vice President for Development at the North Carolina Symphony, she increased annual contributed income by 35% in a single season and raised an additional $5 million toward building, equipment and permanent endowment. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the National Association of Women Business Owners, Raleigh Professional Women's Forum, the Cardinal Club, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, and Alliance for Nonprofit Management. She has been a speaker at the AFP Triangle Chapter educational conference and has authored articles published in the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits' newsletter.