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David Cappiello, who serves as vice president of community developement at Ability Beyond, is leaving his post to move on to his own consulting firm. Photos Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Ability Beyond.

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DANBURY — After raising more than $25 million in the past five years for local nonprofit Ability Beyond, former lawmaker David Cappiello has decided it’s time to move in a new direction.

Cappiello — a state lawmaker for more than 14 years before entering the private sector — announced this week that he will be leaving his position as Ability Beyond, where he serves as vice president of development, to open a consulting firm in the city. Ability Beyond provides services to the disabled in the Greater Danbury region and beyond.

“This is something I’ve been considering for a while and I’ve decided that it’s the right time to make this move,” said Cappiello, who served both in Connecticut’s house and senate before ending his political career. “From the beginning I told Ability that I would stay through to the end of the (fundraising) campaign. Now that it’s wrapping up I believe its time to move on.”

Cappiello said he will continue to serve the nonprofit in other capacities, especially given that he’s advocated for the organization in one form or another since he first started serving in the state legislature in 1995.

“Ability is the kind of organization that has always pushed the envelope,” he said. “They always put the people they serve first, and they always think about ways outside of the box to deliver new and unique services. They just aren’t happy doing things the way they’ve always been done.”

As an example, Cappiello noted a Disability Solutions program that Ability created within the past year to improve job opportunities for the disabled at major corporations by adjusting cultures and attitudes. Pepsi and American Express are among the programs clients.

The former lawmaker said he hopes to ramp up his own consulting firm based out of the area in the next few months that will focus both on business development and government-relations work.

“Part of my responsibilities while working at Ability included advocating for their behalf in Hartford, whether it was supporting a grant they were seeking or working on legislation that may impact Ability,” he said.

While Cappiello said he’s been offered a variety of different employment opportunities over the years, he said it’s important this his work is both satisfying personally and allows him to spend time with his wife and two young children.

“Being able to spend time with my family is something that’s very important to me,” he said.

Tom Fanning, CEO of Ability, said Cappiello’s service to the organization has been invaluable over the years.

“David’s five years of service with Ability Beyond has been game changing,” he said. “With his leadership, we have raised more than we have ever raised, allowing us to improve, transform and expand our services so that we now positively impact the lives of 3,000 people each year. His legacy will continue for many, many years.”

He added that plans to replace Cappiello will be developed in the next few months.

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