BEVERLY, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference has named Brett Bosley as Assistant Commissioner, Communications, as announced by Commissioner Patrick Colbert on Thursday.
In this role, Bosley will oversee the league's external communications. He will manage media and public relations, digital content strategy and execution and organizational storytelling and promotion, in conjunction with the commissioner and the member institutions.
"Throughout our search process, our goal was to find someone who looked at the external segment of the conference office with a more modernized approach. Based on our conversations it was clear that Brett had an intentional vision that would instantly enhance our promotional efforts through innovative methods," said Colbert. "His diverse skillset allows our conference the opportunity to continue to elevate our brand both nationally and regionally. I am ecstatic to welcome him to our staff and integrate him immediately with our communicators on-campus."
Originally from Mooers Forks, N.Y., Bosley joins the CCC from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he held the role of Senior Athletic Communications Specialist for the Engineers for the last two years.
In his role at RPI, Bosley was responsible for a variety of communication assignments related to media relations, game coverage, website maintenance, and social media. He handled the compilation of historical information and records for Rensselaer's 23 varsity athletic programs, while also serving as a liaison with Institute staff, student-athletes, and internal and external constituents, as well as the NCAA, Liberty League, and ECAC Hockey. He also approved and managed the department's athletic branding with the institute and outside vendors.
While at RPI, Bosley also joined the College Sports Communicators Professional Development committee, which oversees year-round programming for the organization – including CSC's yearly convention.
Bosley joined the Engineers from Siena College, where he was responsible for the promotion and media relations of the women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's lacrosse, and men's and women's tennis programs. He also assisted with the advancement of new media initiatives, including the usage of NCAA Live Stats, as well as a majority of the department's graphic designs since the summer of 2018.
Additionally, Bosley played extensive roles with the women's basketball's Pink Zone game, the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Basketball Tournament and the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball regional semifinal and final at the MVP Center in Albany. He also assisted with on-court media relations for the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball regional in Albany that featured the eventual national champion South Carolina Gamecocks, and national runner-up Iowa Hawkeyes and standout Caitlin Clark.
Bosley joined Siena after three years at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he served as the main media relations contact for the baseball, men's soccer, and women's soccer, while also providing help as a secondary contact for men's basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball. He helped pitch and create graphic, social media, and video content for the Rams, bolstering the program's brand in the Atlantic 10 and NCAA.
He also gained experience as a host at VCU, including with the 2017 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament and 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Tournament. He traveled with the Rams to the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Oklahoma City and was heavily involved with the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championships.
After his graduation in May of 2014 from Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, Bosley was hired as his alma mater's first graduate assistant of athletic communications, serving as the main contact for volleyball, men's basketball, softball, bowling, and both men's and women's golf. He also worked with the men's and women's cross country, track & field, and women's basketball teams.
A major contributor with the student-run Pierce Media Group as an undergraduate, Bosley served two years as director of the Ravens Sports Network. He also provided play-by-play coverage for multiple championship-level events, including the first-ever radio coverage of the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Golf Championship when Franklin Pierce hosted in 2013. For his work with RSN and Franklin Pierce's Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication, Bosley earned the Marlin Fitzwater Medallion for Service to the Public Discourse prior to graduation. The medallion is the highest honor given by the Fitzwater Center to one graduating senior.
Bosley also has experience with the Pack Network broadcast team for the 2013 Northeast-10 Ice Hockey Championship, as an intern, and later media specialist, for the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2012-15), as an intern with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (2012-13), and as a tour guide at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox during the summer of 2015.
Bosley is a 2014 graduate of Franklin Pierce with a degree in mass communication. He served on the athletic communication student staff during all four years of his undergraduate career.
He currently resides in Troy, N.Y. with his wife, Susannah, and his dog, Willy.