TicketsBrad Okel, a University of Cincinnati graduate, rejoined the Department of Athletics as Executive Director of Development, handling the day-to-day operations of UCATS in Feburary 2021.
“I am pleased to welcome Brad and his family back to the University of Cincinnati,” Cunningham said. “He will provide leadership and guide our UCATS team as we continue to grow our donor base in the local community and beyond. Brad will lead an aggressive push to seek out new and lapsed UCATS members and enhance our UCATS organization as a whole.
Okel rejoins the Bearcats staff after working as the Assistant Athletic Director/Annual Giving at Miami (OH) for the last four-plus years. In his role in Oxford, he provided strategic leadership on a variety of initiatives and facilitated major gifts to departmental priorities which included scholarships and capital projects. He helped build extensive annual giving strategies that lead to significant growth in sport specific giving for the RedHawks.
“My family and I could not be more excited to rejoin the Bearcats family, a place that has meant so much to us,” Okel said. “I am eager to get to work connecting with and serving the members of the University of Cincinnati community. John Cunningham and the University of Cincinnati Foundation team have a tremendous vision for ensuring our student-athletes achieve Next Level Success and I am thrilled to be a part of that mission and look forward to working with our team to help make that happen.”
Prior to his time at Miami, Okel spent five years working for UCATS, assisting with gameday operations, stewardship, annual giving, donor communications and major gifts. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication from UC and a master’s in sports administration from Xavier.
“I am pleased to welcome Brad and his family back to the University of Cincinnati,” Cunningham said. “He will provide leadership and guide our UCATS team as we continue to grow our donor base in the local community and beyond. Brad will lead an aggressive push to seek out new and lapsed UCATS members and enhance our UCATS organization as a whole.
Okel rejoins the Bearcats staff after working as the Assistant Athletic Director/Annual Giving at Miami (OH) for the last four-plus years. In his role in Oxford, he provided strategic leadership on a variety of initiatives and facilitated major gifts to departmental priorities which included scholarships and capital projects. He helped build extensive annual giving strategies that lead to significant growth in sport specific giving for the RedHawks.
“My family and I could not be more excited to rejoin the Bearcats family, a place that has meant so much to us,” Okel said. “I am eager to get to work connecting with and serving the members of the University of Cincinnati community. John Cunningham and the University of Cincinnati Foundation team have a tremendous vision for ensuring our student-athletes achieve Next Level Success and I am thrilled to be a part of that mission and look forward to working with our team to help make that happen.”
Prior to his time at Miami, Okel spent five years working for UCATS, assisting with gameday operations, stewardship, annual giving, donor communications and major gifts. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication from UC and a master’s in sports administration from Xavier.