Kirsten Hoffman is presently the General Counsel at Beacon Capital Partners.  She joined Beacon in 2006 after spending about 10 years at Goulston & Storrs.  She also currently serves as the Secretary of each of the North End Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) and the North End Neighborhood Council (NEWNC).  She is also the President of Friends of Cutillo Park and had served on the Boston Landmarks Commission since 2007.   Kirsten lives and works adjacent to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and enjoys her views of and walks along the Greenway.  She remembers well the dismantling of the Central Artery in the downtown area and knows how lucky we are to have a wonderful park like the Greenway.  Kirsten received her JD from Harvard Law School and her BA from Bryn Mawr College, and also received an MA from the University of Arkansas, specializing in Arctic Archaeology.