Lyn Hopkins
Operations & Marketing Manager
In her role as Hopkins Investment Management’s Manager of Operations, Lyn Hopkins brings the experience, vitality and knowledge honed by a career that spans two continents and includes positions with companies and organizations in both the financial services and educational sectors. She shares her enthusiasm and commitment to providing hands-on, highly personal client service with her husband, Martin, the firm’s founder and president.
After earning her undergraduate degree in education from South Africa’s Edgewood College, Lyn embarked on a challenging project in her native country. She pioneered the development of a private pre-school and kindergarten. This ultimately served previously disadvantaged children in the Natal Midlands community of South Africa. Lyn supervised the design of the school, oversaw the training of its staff and helped attract an enrollment of 100 students.
In 1996, Lyn and Martin came to the United States and settled in Princeton, N.J., with their two teenage sons. In Princeton, Lyn worked as the Operations Manager of Berlitz International’s Cross-cultural Department where she helped executives and their families make the transition to living and working in a foreign country.
After relocating to the Washington, D.C., area, she held a variety of positions that allowed her to work hand-in-hand with corporate CEOs, presidents and top executives. In addition to working for NASDAQ-traded companies, Lyn also held a position with The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. Headquartered in the nation’s capital, the Council is the premier association for commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries in the United States and abroad and provides a voice for their interests on Capitol Hill.
Lyn’s leisure time is spent enjoying her first grandchild, boating with her husband and exploring the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. At home in Annapolis, she also enjoys aerobic walking and being part of a writers’ group. Lyn gives back to the community through her involvement in the Assistance League of the Chesapeake and its annual fundraising efforts. She is also active in the Church of the Nations International.