Background
Hopkins, Rachel Pomeroy was born on February 4, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Jeanne (Gilbert) P.
Hopkins, Rachel Pomeroy was born on February 4, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Jeanne (Gilbert) P.
Bachelor, George Peabody College, 1967. Master of Education, Plymouth State College, 1974. Postgraduate, Plymouth State College, 1988.
Counselor, Camp Aya-Po, Somers, Connecticut, 1964;
waterfront director, Camp Aya-Po, Somers, Connecticut, 1965;
5th grade teacher, Nashville (Tennessee) School, Howard School, 1967-1968;
art teacher, Ashland (N.H.) School, 1968-1971;
art teacher, Plymouth (N.H.) Schools, 1969-1971;
art teacher, Holderness (N.H.) School, 1975-1976;
art teacher, Waterville Valley (N.H.) Elementary School, 1983-1988;
curriculum supervisor arts education, N.H. Department Education, Concord, since 1989. Executive director Plymouth Area Task Force, 1983-1984. Presenter Governor's Conference on Gifted Education, Manchester, N.H., 1986, 88, New England Bienniel Art Conference, Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1989, 91.
Delegate Governor's Institute Gifted Education, Merrimack, N.H., 1985, 86.
Chairman Grafton County (New Hampshire) Republican Committee, 1980. Member Northeast Coalition Educational Leaders (board directors since 1987), New Hampshire Art Educators (board directors since 1989), New Hampshire Music Educators (board directors since 1989), New Hampshire Principals Association, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Law Wives of New Hampshire (secretary 1979-1980, president 1980-1981), Plymouth Bridge Club, Plymouth Business and Professional Women (president 1982).
Married William Hayes Hopkins, August 28, 1965. Children: AlaĆ” Christina Hopkins El Azouzi, Elizabeth Anne, Amelia Jeanne, William Hayes, Rachel Gilbert.