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.
Press Release
2019-2020 Executive Committee Officers
Chair - Edwin Shirley, Senior Advisor Fairview Capital Partners
Vice Chair - Brian Foley, Commissioner's Aid State Police Department
Treasurer - Earl Exum, Vice President of Commercial Spares & Materials Solutions, Pratt & Whitney
Secretary - Julia Marquis Associate General Counsel, United Healthcare Inc.
President - David J. Hopkins, CEO, Urban League of Greater Hartford
Chair Emeritus - Dr. Paul Dworkin, EVP Community Child Health at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center
2019-2020 Board of Directors
Y. Trevor Beauford - Pastor, Union Baptist Church
Janice Castle - Director of Community Engagement, Hartford Mayor's Office
Shornda H. Cadore - Sr. Director of Supply Chain Management, Pratt & Whitney
Christopher H. Comey, M.D. - Chief of Surgery, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Earl Exum - Vice President of Commercial Spares & Materials Solutions, Pratt & Whitney
G. Duncan Harris, Ed. D. - Chief Executive Officer, Capital Community College
David J. Hopkins - President & Chief Executive Officer, Urban League of Greater Hartford
Stephen F. Marshall, II - Tax Director, Barnes Group
Julia Marquis - Associate General Counsel, United HealthCare Inc.
Edwin Shirley - Senior Advisor, Fairview Capital Partners
Siobhan Wright - Director of Sales Northeast District, UPS
Angela Woods - Director Corporate Outreach, ESPN
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
Jason Hewitt
Adult Education Teacher
Yondel Gilfurt
Adult Education Teacher
Veronica Williams
Program Facilitator
Sade Blocker
Outreach | Retention Specialist
Youth Development
Kyrinda Richardson
Youth Development Program Manager
Dejah Morgan
Youth Development Assistant
Workforce Development
Yvonne Matthews
Workforce Manager
Economic Empowerment
Val-Gene Gripes
Economic Enrichment Program Manager
Hazel Joseph
Senior Housing Counselor
Health and Wellness
Anika Maybin
Stronger Families, Stronger Future Outreach Specialist