Collette M. Hopkins
Director of Education Programs, National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta

Dr. Hopkins serves as the Consulting Director of Education and Family Programs for the National Black Arts Festival. In this capacity she develops and produces a variety of education programs and experiences for educators, parents, children and youth, families, and the general public. She has inspired, motivated, and galvanized thousands of educators, students, and others into various forms of activism through her vision for community empowerment, educational inclusion, and cultural ownership.

Several of Dr. Hopkins’ most recent accomplishments include coordinating a Fulbright study abroad experience and the development of the curriculum support materials for a project funded through the National Science Foundation on the study of the people of the Seal Islands of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. She recently served as a Scholar-in-Residence for the Faculty Resource Network of New York University. Her area of interest is teaching African presence in the Americas.

Dr. Hopkins is a strong advocate for the rights of children, especially to the right to learn in a variety of environments with an assortment of teaching materials. She understands the arts as a tool for social justice and equality. As a visionary, Dr. Hopkins has designed curricular materials, conducted workshops, and organized educational tours to Africa and countries of the African Diaspora to provide teachers with new resources and to broaden their educational experience.

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