Vanessa N. Quijano, an expert in brand management and integrated marketing communications, is the Director of Communications at New Jersey Community Capital. Vanessa guides the organization in all aspects of communications from brand management to public relations, investor relations to organizational communications. She strives to consistently present the largest CDFI in New Jersey for their great work creating thriving communities and individuals through strategic investments and knowledge.
Previously, Vanessa was the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Invest Newark and led the organization in serving the small businesses and entrepreneurs of the City of Newark with access to technical assistance, training and city-wide economic development programs. With Jersey City Economic Development Corporation, Vanessa directed Small Business Services counseling entrepreneurs and small business owners on every aspect of starting, owning and managing a business, including access to capital and how to open shop.
She holds a Master’s in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from New York University; a Bachelor's in Communications and a Certificate in Digital Marketing from Rutgers University.
Vanessa serves on the Board of Directors of Downtown New Jersey as Vice President and Treasurer, and as Vice Chair on the 505 Clinton Urban Renewal Corporation Board of Directors.