Greenwich Family YMCA Elects James Hoffman as new Chairman of the Board of Directors
The Greenwich Family YMCA Board of Directors elected James Hoffman to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors at its last meeting, replacing Harry E. Peden III. The YMCA’s Board also welcomed two new board members: James Cabrera and Dan Jurkowitz, both Greenwich residents.
Harry E. Peden III, served as Chairman of the YMCA Board since 2005 and has been a Board member since 1997, also serving as Vice Chair. The YMCA has truly been a family affair for the Pedens. Mr. Peden’s father and mother, Trinette and Harry E. Peden, Jr., both served on prior YMCA Boards. Currently, three generations of Pedens use the Greenwich Family Y.
“Harry’s loyalty, commitment, and leadership of the Y at a pivotal time in its development has been very much appreciated,” said Hilary Pearl, chairperson of the Nominating Committee.
James Hoffman is a realtor with Round Hill Partners and grew up in Greenwich. College took him to the Naval Academy in Annapolis; his nine years of active duty with the Navy took him to Vietnam, to NATO headquarters in Brussels, and the Pentagon, where he worked for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Senior Operations Officer for Pacific Fleet Operations. Mr. Hoffman retired as a captain in 1986 and served as a reserved officer until 1993. In the business world, Jim has made use of his Annapolis civil engineering training and the business and finance programs he completed at Wharton, the University of Maryland and Georgetown. He has held executive positions with companies in energy, telecommunications, and engineering. Mr. Hoffman is a licensed realtor with Round Hill Partners. Mr. Hoffman was recently nominated to serve on the State of Connecticut Board of Realtors and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Mr. Hoffman is also a board member for the English Speaking Union and serves on the Advisory Committee for the Greenwich Land Trust. He lives in Old Greenwich with his wife and daughter.
Jim Cabrera is a partner and co-founder of Antares Investment Partners, a vertically integrated real estate development and private equity firm based in Greenwich. Founded in 1996, the firm currently controls a real estate portfolio valued at $4.5 billion, employs 125 exceptional professionals and has a substantial new business pipeline. Mr. Cabrera is a long-time resident, and currently lives in Greenwich with his wife and two sons. As co-founder of Greenwich Technology Partners, Mr. Cabrera was responsible for Marketing & Sales during that firm’s highest growth years. He is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke
University in 1987 where he was elected to the All-American Lacrosse Team.
Dan Jurkowitz was elected as a Director of the Board. Mr. Jurkowitz is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse and head of Emerging Markets sales and High Grade Credit sales. He has been involved in fixed income markets since the early 1990s. Dan graduated from the Kellogg School of Management with a Masters Degree in Management and the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science degree. Dan and his wife Amy have five children, aged 8, 10, 11, 12, and 12 and have lived in Greenwich for 16 years. A long-time athlete with a focus on football and lacrosse, Dan serves as a board member of the Greenwich Youth Football League (GYFL) and a coach of the Lacrosse (GYL) League. Dan grew up in Worthington, Ohio, where he was involved in a big/brother big/sister program at the local YMCA. “I look forward to giving back to the YMCA and the local community after having been helped so much by the Y as a young boy,” said Jurkowitz. “We are so pleased to have these wonderfully talented and committed volunteers join our board,” said
John Eikrem, YMCA President and CEO. “They will be assets to our organization,” Eikrem said.
