Nonprofit financial organization Boston Community Capital has appointed Susan T. Rivers to the role of chief communications officer. It’s a newly created role at the national community development financial institution.
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Rivers joins BCC from BNY Mellon’s wealth management unit, where she served as global head of corporate communications. She was previously a director of executive communications for financial services giant TIAA, as well as a public affairs vice president at Roger Williams University and an associate director of development communications at Princeton University.
She was previously a journalist, serving as an editor and writer for The Wall Street Journal and an editor at Newsday.
In the new role, Rivers and her team will work to develop an integrated communications strategy promoting new investment initiatives and businesses growth.
BCC, which was founded in 1984, invests in community development projects that provide affordable housing and commercial ventures in low-income communities across the U.S.

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