BCC Announces New Head of Communications

(Brooklyn, N.Y.) -- Brooklyn Communities Collaborative (BCC) today announced that Katherine Kahley is serving as their new head of communications. In her role as Communications Coordinator, Kahley is a key liaison between BCC and its partner community-based organizations that are working to address long- standing health inequities in the borough. Kahley will also help develop and implement communications strategies supporting broader population health initiatives.

“We are thrilled to have Katherine join our team,” said Shari Suchoff, Executive Director of BCC. “With her experience in media relations, Katherine will play a critical role in helping us connect with the New Yorkers who need us most and fight to ensure that Brooklyn will come back fairer and stronger than ever.”

“I am honored to join Brooklyn Communications Collaborative at this pivotal time in our city,” said Katherine Kahley, Communications Coordinator at BCC. “The organization has worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to support Brooklynites in need, and I am excited to help deepen their work to combat systemic inequity.”

Kahley previously served as an Account Executive at Prosek Partners, and a Junior Associate at Gregory FCA. She received Bachelor’s Degrees in Communications and Political Science from Boston University, and is a native of the Philadelphia area.

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About Brooklyn Communities Collaborative

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative (BCC) is a not-for-profit based in New York that works with local institutions and stakeholders to address longstanding health inequities in the borough. BCC was founded in 2019 with the goal of leveraging the financial power of anchor institutions and community resources to address the economic factors that improve the social determinants of health -- whether it's supporting housing stability, advancing economic empowerment, expanding care management services, or strengthening CBOs in the area. BCC's innovative, student-led research studies target historically underserved communities throughout the borough to identify challenges and concerns raised by residents, using that information to inform stakeholders and organizations on solutions. BCC builds upon years of collaborative efforts with anchor institutions and community partners in Brooklyn, which have helped connect 80,000 complex-need patients to care management services, produce 30,000 pounds of fresh produce annually, and develop 3,400 units of housing.