Apr. 11—Ursuline College announced Cindy Naegele has been appointed vice president for Institutional Advancement.

Naegele is a nonprofit executive with almost 25 years of experience in higher education, the arts, and social services, according to a news release.

She succeeds Richard Konisiewicz, who retired on March 15 after six years at Ursuline. Among his accomplishments, he organized the college's recent sesquicentennial anniversary celebration.

"As Ursuline College looks to its next 150 years, we're excited to have Cindy join our team with her vast knowledge of strategic planning and capital campaigns as well as her track record of building individual, corporate and community connections," Ursuline President Sister Christine De Vinne stated in the release

For the past eight years Naegele has served as the chief advancement officer reporting directly to the president and CEO for OhioGuidestone, a state-wide behavior health organization that provides services to 28,000 clients in 32 counties. There, she increased fundraising by 65 percent while assisting with internal and external communications, strategic planning, and implementation of branding efforts, the release stated.

She served previously as the director of principal gifts for The Cleveland Foundation where she managed the foundation's first proactive fundraising team. Prior to that, she also was executive director of development for the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and managed the school's fundraising team and operations for its $170 million campaign.

Other organizations she has worked with include the Cleveland Museum of Art, WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream, and The Cleveland Orchestra, the release stated. Prior to her work in fundraising, the Ohio University graduate was an investigative reporter for the Gannett News Service and The Marietta Times.

"Ursuline College is a hidden gem in Northeast Ohio. We're first in the nation for social mobility of first-generation students and an NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education," Naegele, a Strongsville resident, stated in the release. "I'm proud to be part of this great institution that prepares our future workforce for leadership, service, and professional excellence."