(BCC) recently launch its two-year research and analytics study focusing on three crucial sectors: Capital, Education, and Project Impact. The Capital task force will compile and assess the efficacy of interventions to expand access to commercial real estate financing for developers of color and opportunities to mobilize capital to investors of color.

To help with the compilation and assessment, BCC has selected Sharniece Benders, a Dorchester native, to serve as a member of the task force team. 

She is assistant vice president of Capital Markets at Berkshire Residential Investments in Boston with 13 years of relationship management experience working across multiple disciplines in her portfolio. She received her Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies and English from Suffolk University.