Angie Crossing

Angelina Williams Hopkins was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. The 4th of 6 children, she attended Norfolk Public Schools. She later attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Va. Tech) and earned a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in 2001. She was a high school teacher, assistant principal and high school principal. Dr. Hopkins later worked as Supervisor for Minority Achievement and Senior Director for Multicultural Services in a school division on the Upper Peninsula. In 2010, Dr. Hopkins founded SRPD, LLC. In her fi rst book, “What If Angie Don’t Like Cabbage?: Triumphing from Foster Care to Adulthood” (2010), Dr. Angelina W. Hopkins shares her life’s story as a foster child. Dr. Angelina W. Hopkins is a wife and mother of three young adult children.