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'''Suzanne M. Rivera''' (born 1969) is an American bioethicist who is the president of [[Macalester College]]. She is the first female and first Latina president in the college’scollege's history.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Macalester Announces Dr. Suzanne Rivera As First Female and Latinx President|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/macalester-announces-dr-suzanne-rivera-as-first-female-and-latinx-president/|date=February 3, 2020|website=WCCO 4 CBS Minnesota|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="twincities_2020-02-03">{{Cite news|last=Verges|first=Josh|date=Feb 3, 2020|title=Macalester's 17th president will be first female and Latina to hold the office|work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/02/03/macalesters-17th-president-will-be-first-female-and-latina-to-hold-the-office/}}</ref> Rivera’sRivera's presidential Inauguration ceremony was held at Macalester on October 9, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Macalester inaugurates first female, Latino president|url=https://www.startribune.com/macalester-inaugurates-first-female-latino-president/600105213/|date=October 9, 2021|website=Star Tribune|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> Minnesota Gov. [[Tim Walz]] proclaimed it as "Suzanne M. Rivera Day" in the state.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Macalester |number=1446913641245257735 |title=Today is officially @macalesterpres Suzanne M. Rivera Day in the State of Minnesota! #heymac 💙🧡}}</ref>

From 2011-20202011–2020, Rivera worked at [[Case Western Reserve University]] (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. While serving as Vice President for Research and Technology Management, she also served on the CWRU faculty in the Departments of [[Bioethics]] and [[Pediatrics]].<ref name="biography-dr-suzanne-rivera">{{Cite web|title=Biography: Dr. Suzanne Rivera|url=https://www.macalester.edu/president/biography-dr-suzanne-rivera/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Macalester College|language=en-US}}</ref>

She is the Chair of the Board of Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research ([[PRIM&R]]),<ref name="biography-dr-suzanne-rivera"/> and is an elected member-at-large of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]'s (AAAS) Social, Economic, and Political Sciences section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VP for Research and Technology Management Suzanne Rivera and Anthropology's Cynthia Beall elected to leadership roles in The American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://thedaily.case.edu/vp-suzanne-rivera-and-anthropologys-cynthia-beall-elected-to-leadership-roles/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Case Western Reserve University|date=31 January 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> Previously, she was a board member for the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) and served as an appointed member of the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]]’s's Human Studies Review Board and the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|DHHS]] [[Office for Human Research Protections#Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP)|Secretary’sSecretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections]].<ref name="biography-dr-suzanne-rivera"/>

Rivera was a member of the [[Association of American Universities|American Association of Universities]]’' (AAU) Task Force on Strategies for Reducing Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination.

She served as First Vice President on the Board of Esperanza, Inc., a non-governmental organization devoted to improving educational outcomes for Cleveland’sCleveland's Hispanic students, and on the governance committees for Cleveland’sCleveland's Fund for Our Economic Future (FFEF) and the Cleveland Water Alliance.

She currently serves on the board of the [[Science Museum of Minnesota]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=https://new.smm.org/board-of-trustees|website=Science Museum of Minnesota|access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> the national board of directors of [[College Possible]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pres. Rivera named to board of College Possible|url=https://www.macalester.edu/news/2021/10/pres-rivera-named-to-board-of-college-possible/|website=Macalester College|date=5 October 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref> a national college access and success nonprofit; and the National Advisory Board of TeenSharp,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pres. Rivera named to national advisory board for college-access non-profit|url=https://www.macalester.edu/news/2021/08/pres-rivera-named-to-national-advisory-board-for-college-access-non-profit/|website=Macalester College|date=5 August 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref> an organization that prepares students from historically excluded groups for success at selective colleges and universities. She is a co-founder and member of the executive council of the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Appliance (LACRELA). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan named Rivera to the Executive Council for the Young Women’sWomen's Initiative of Minnesota (YWI) in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governor's Office selects President Rivera to help guide Young Women's Initiative|url=https://www.macalester.edu/news/2021/01/governors-office-selects-president-rivera-to-help-guide-young-womens-initiative/|website=Macalester College|date=27 January 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref>