{"id":124331,"date":"2026-02-26T18:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/124331\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:37:40","slug":"ceo-of-local-business-incubator-ascender-to-step-down-in-april-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/124331\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of local business incubator Ascender to step down in April \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 After seven years at the helm of nonprofit business incubator Ascender, CEO Nadyli Nu\u00f1ez is stepping down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Nu\u00f1ez has led the East Liberty-based nonprofit business incubator and co-working space since 2019, when she first served as operations director and then executive director. In 2024, that title changed to CEO. Now, Nu\u00f1ez is expected to step down in April of this year as she moves on to a new chapter, which she is currently uncertain of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201c(January) is always a season of reflection for me and to be honest I\u2019ve really seen the team step up and do some really incredible work the last few months, we\u2019ve just been in higher gear than before,\u201d Nu\u00f1ez said. \u201cWhat I want Ascender to continue building is almost a decentralized place of entrepreneurial support, where it doesn\u2019t rely on one person. 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