East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Jeff Peacock as a board member.

Peacock is the Area Director for Enterprise Sales, Southeast, at Benefitfocus, a leading cloud-based benefits management platform that simplifies how organizations and individuals shop for, enroll in, manage and exchange benefits.  He has been with Benefitfocus since 2008 and was with Infor from 2005 to 2008 and with Blackbaud, Inc. from 1999 until 2005.  Prior to launching his business career, Peacock served as Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at the College of Charleston from 1994-1999 and at The Citadel from 1990-1993.   He has attained degrees from Charleston Southern University and from The Citadel.  Peacock has been a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity on their home building sites and has also been involved in their home repair projects.  He resides with his wife Jean and daughters Grace, Lucy, and Leah in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity (ECHFH) assists families by building safe, well constructed homes. Working in partnership with low-income families, ECHFH utilizes volunteer labor and donated funds to provide a “hand up”, not a “hand out”. Homeowners are chosen based on their demonstrated ability to handle personal finances and their willingness to contribute at least 350 hours of “sweat equity” on their home.  Upon completion, Habitat homes are purchased by the homeowner with monthly payments under an interest-free mortgage over 30 years, and those payments are directed toward future homebuilding efforts as received.

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, servicing the communities east of the Cooper River in South Carolina. Visit their website at www.eastcooperhabitat.org for information on the organization and how to get involved.

Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has helped more than 9.8 million people obtain a safer place to sleep at night, along with the strength, stability and independence to build better lives.

Benefitfocus provides a leading cloud-based benefits management platform that simplifies how organizations and individuals shop for, enroll in, manage and exchange benefits.