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Bethany Wisinski

Malou Monago

As the leader of CIA’s advancement department, Malou Monago works with current and prospective donors and financial advisors to establish and develop plans for giving. Her team covers all aspects of donations and support, including alumni relations, annual fund, scholarships, special and capital campaigns and sponsorships. Before joining CIA, Monago was vice president of advancement […]

Stephanie Zolton

Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University Full Stack Web Development Certificate from Ohio State University Stephanie is a graphic designer based in Cleveland, Ohio. My journey in design began over seven years ago after I graduated from Kent State with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design, and since then, I’ve had the […]

Rachel Zinram

Rachel serves as the Director of Alumni Relations + Scholarships at CIA, leveraging extensive experience in higher education development from roles at The Ohio State University, Georgia Tech, and Denison University. At CIA, she manages all aspects of alumni programming and support, including communications, event planning, the Alumni Council, and serving as a resource for […]

Michael C. Butz

Michael C. Butz is an award-winning storyteller whose work at the Cleveland Institute of Art includes highlighting the successes of CIA students, alumni and faculty via articles as well as showcasing the meaningful, positive impact CIA has throughout Northeast Ohio. He accomplishes this by publishing content on multiple CIA platforms—including CIA’s alumni magazine, “Link,” and […]

Maria Capretta

Kennedi Combs

B.S. in Journalism, Kent State University Articles Kennedi has written for CIA: Vergez ’05 uplifts Cleveland neighborhoods through Transformative Art Fund project Alum gives to bolster futures

Matthew Peters

Beth Gresh