Hill Country Community Needs Council Executive Director Cindy Heifner will leave her position Dec. 31 after 18 years leading the organization.

The Needs Council Board has begun a search for her successor and hopes to have a new executive director in place Jan. 1. - Courtesy Hill Country Habitat Photography The Hill Country Community Needs Council Board received news from Executive Director Cindy Heifner that she will leave her position Dec. 31 after 18 years of service.

Her leadership has helped the outreach of the Needs Council's programs grow substantially.