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The Community Builders Names Elizabeth Gonzalez Suarez Vice President of Community Life
Back Bay-based nonprofit developer of mixed-use and mixed income housing names Elizabeth González Suárez Vice President of Community Life
The Community Builders Names Elizabeth González Suárez Vice President of Community Life
The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB), one of America’s leading nonprofit developers of mixed-income housing, has named Elizabeth González Suárez vice president of Community Life. Reporting to Bart Mitchell, president and CEO, González Suárez will serve as a member of the leadership team and advance the powerful role TCB and partner institutions play in providing access to opportunity for families and seniors in TCB communities across 14 states and Washington, D.C.
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Previously, González Suárez served as the director of Community Health Practice at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and the deputy director of the U54 Partnership Outreach Program. Most of her 20-year tenure with DFCI was dedicated to designing and implementing evidence-based programs that promote public health among high-risk and underserved populations. She was also active in the DFCI diversity initiative to increase the representation of people of color in health professions.
“We are thrilled to have Elizabeth as the vice president of Community Life at TCB. Her career has been dedicated to creating opportunity for low and moderate income people,” said Bart Mitchell, TCB president and CEO. “She is a dynamic and experienced professional who brings her energy and strong partnerships with faith-based organizations, community health centers and community development organizations to advance initiatives that build and sustain strong communities.”
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González Suárez’s new appointment advances TCB’s strategic plan to facilitate opportunities for resident and neighborhoods to achieve improved educational, personal, social and economic success.
An active member of Greater Boston’s civic and cultural community, González Suárez serves on the DFCI Community Benefits External Advisory Committee, the Jordan Boys & Girls Club advisory board and the Roxbury Mass in Motion leadership team.
About The Community Builders, Inc.
The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is one of America’s leading nonprofit real estate developers and owners. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where people of all incomes can achieve their full potential. We realize our mission by developing, financing and operating high-quality housing and implementing neighborhood-based models that drive economic opportunity for our residents. Since 1964, we have constructed or preserved hundreds of affordable and mixed-income housing developments and secured billions of dollars in project financing from public and private sources. Today, we own or manage 11,000 apartments in 14 states. We are headquartered in Boston with regional hubs in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
