David J. Hopkins
President and Chief Executive Officer
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In January 2019, David Hopkins became the 8th President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Greater Hartford. The former CEO of Primary Care Health Services, Inc. (PCHS) headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, moves to Connecticut after leading the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in Western PA, with a $12MM budget, 150 employees throughout the organization’s nine medical, four dental, seven healthcare for the homeless and one (1) family support service centers.
Prior to joining PCHS, David operated an independent consultancy, Capital Solutions for Community ReInvestment (CSCRi). Passionate about culture, systems, and resources aligning to achieve operating excellence, he provided strategic management, community relations, finance, business development and community engagement consulting. Before venturing into entrepreneurship, David was a Senior Vice President at PNC Bank where he structured bond, treasury management and capital markets deals to finance projects for public entities in Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland; led the community development bank for Western PA, Eastern OH and West Virginia; and managed critical project initiatives as an internal consultant to the C-suite executives.
David earned a BA in Economics from Guilford College, in Greensboro NC and his MBA is from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. After successfully completing and defending his comprehensive exams in the summer of 2018, he is an All But Dissertation candidate for a Ph.D. in community engagement, advocacy and policy from Point Park University.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees at Guilford and president of the Josh Gibson Foundation Board of Directors. He is also a youth teacher at his church, coaches little league baseball, and is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
David and his wife DeVona have four children.
Urban League of Greater Hartford is the 66th affiliate of the National Urban League, whose mission is to reduce economic disparities in our communities through programs, services and educational opportunities. Founded in 1964, the Urban League is a community based, not-for-profit organization.
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2021-2022 Executive Committee Officers
Chair -Jonathan Roberts - Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Banking, Webster Bank and Webster Financial Corp.
Vice Chair - Brian Foley, Assistant to the Commissioner, CT State Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection
Treasurer - Elissa Eddie - Senior Vice President / Private Bank Team Lead, Key Bank
Secretary - Renee Coleman-Mitchell, Chief Strategist of Academia, Government and Healthcare, Ready Global
President - David J. Hopkins, President & Chief Executive Officer, Urban League of Greater Hartford
Chair Emeritus - Edwin Shirley, Senior Advisor, Fairview Capital Partners, Inc.
2021-2022 Board of Directors
Eric Blumenthal - President, Focused Forward Executive Coaching
Shornda H. Cadore - Senior Director of Global Business Development, Pratt & Whitney
Christopher Clarke - Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Earl Exum - President of International Aero Engines, AG (a Pratt & Whitney joint venture company)
Nichole Hughey, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Sirius XM
Julia Marquis - Senior Legal Counsel, Aetna/CVS
Stephen F. Marshall, II - Tax Director, Barnes Group
James Michel - Chief Executive Officer, Access Health CT
Quori Morgan - Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Travelers Insurance
Aundrya Montgomery - President, Urban League of Greater Hartford Young Professionals Auxiliary
Laura Soll-Broxterman - President, Laura Soll Public Relations, LLC
Leah Wade - Operations Manager, Dalio Education
Urban League Staff
Administration
David Hopkins
President & Chief Executive Officer
Shenyka Jones
Administrative Services Coordinator
Blum Shapiro
Financial Management
Lois Stevenson
Consultant & Grant Writer
Adult and Community Education
Kathleen Reilly
Community Education Manager
Monifah Wilson
Adult Education Teacher
Veronica Williams
Program Facilitator
Sade Blocker
Outreach | Retention Specialist
Youth Development
Kyrinda Richardson
Youth Development Manager
Dejah Morgan
Youth Program Support Specialist
Workforce Development
Yvonne Matthews
Workforce Development Manager
Timothy Fraylon I
Workforce Development Coordinator
Economic Empowerment
Val-Gene Gripes
Economic Enrichment Program Manager
Hazel Joseph
Senior Housing Counselor
Melinda Clarke
Financial Counselor
Dawn Davis
Foreclosure and Rental Assistance Program Manager and Housing Counselor
Health and Wellness
Neasha Weaver
Stronger Families, Stronger Future Outreach Specialist
Tamara Stephens
Hartford Healthy Start Outreach Specialist