Somerset County entrepreneur Joshua Kalafer has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Somerset Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.
Kalafer is the owner of Land Rover Princeton, co-owner of Clinton Honda and co-owner/co-chairman of the Somerset Patriots, the Double AA affiliate of the New York Yankees.
Josh has served as chair of the Somerset Health Care Foundation Golf Outing since 2013, which has raised over $2 million to support programs and services at RWJUH Somerset. He joined the Somerset Health Care Foundation’s Board of Trustees in 2021. In 2023, he was appointed Co Vice Chair of the Board.
The Kalafer family’s years of service and dedication to RWJUH Somerset began with Josh’s father, Steve Kalafer (1949-2021), serving as Chairman Emeritus of Somerset Health Care Foundation’s Board of Trustees and spearheading several successful fundraising campaigns over the past two decades. The Kalafer family has donated more than $3.5 million to RWJUH Somerset. In recognition of their generosity, RWJUH Somerset dedicated its new Rapid Decision Unit in honor of the Kalafer family earlier this year.
“Through his leadership, Josh carries on his family’s legacy as champions for the advancement of health care in New Jersey,” said Donna Castronovo, Vice President of Development, Somerset Health Care Foundation. “He brings a wealth of experience as a successful business owner but most importantly a life-long affinity to our hospital and a deep commitment to helping ensure we provide the best medical care to our community.”
Kalafer previously owned the Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Dealerships and Princeton Audi and Princeton VW. In addition to the automotive industry and minor league baseball, his business interests include real estate investment/development and investment in start-up ventures. He graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a BA in business administration. He serves on the Board of Directors for New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Company, The Silver Shield Foundation and the Board of Trustees of The Pingry School in Basking Ridge. He previously served as chairman of the building committee and vice chair of the capital campaign for Temple Har Shalom in Warren Township.
For more information about Somerset Health Care Foundation, visit www.rwjbh.org/somersetgiving or call 908-685-2885.