Dave Hoffman ’00

Alumni Voices

Dave Hoffman ’00

Beaver Reflections:
I went to Beaver from 9th-12th grade but my family was involved many years before. My older brother went to Beaver, and I always looked up to him. I had a great experience at Beaver, especially being a part of the varsity basketball team.

What is #happeningnow in your life:
I currently work for the Boston Celtics. I’m privileged to be able to help with community outreach work and oversee the team’s charitable foundation, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation. We run around 30 outreach programs for at-risk or under-resourced youth in New England, fundraise, and donate resources out to nonprofits to help them achieve their mission. Interestingly, I received the baton to be the department head from another Beaver alum. The guy who hired me — who I went to Beaver with and played with on the basketball team — was Matt Mayerson!

“My dream was to play for the Boston Celtics like many kids. I’ve always been passionate about sports, especially the NBA and the Celtics. I saw the power of sports-based community work from my brother, who had cancer. Numerous athletes sent him messages, and I saw the impact these athletes can have on people to give them strength through challenging times with incredible power and influence to uplift people. When my brother was in remission during his Sophomore year at Beaver, he decided to use his free time to volunteer at Children’s Hospital to help kids going through difficult times. To get your time and health back and to choose to go back into where you’ve had very tough times really inspired me.”

– Dave Hoffman ’00

Advice to Beaver students:
I think young adults are far more focused than I was in high school. There’s a lot of pressure to figure out what you want to do and how you are going to turn it into a career. I think it’d be better for the pressure to be lifted on young people so they can try new things so they can become more fluid in their experiences over time.

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