Will Hopkins, formerly of Maumelle,  has been hired as director of local affairs and rural development at Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will serve as a member of the lobbying team for the state’s largest agricultural advocacy organization.

Hopkins, who now lives in Little Rock, most recently worked as a technical sales representative for DataScout and he also previously worked in the Secretary of State’s office as an administrator.

“I’m excited and pleased to have Will advocating for issues important to rural communities across the state,” said Stanley Hill, Arkansas Farm Bureau’s vice president of public affairs and government relations. “It’s important to our members to have an individual on staff who is focused on broadband infrastructure, county roads, land issues, rural healthcare and many other topics that impact rural communities and farmers in our state.”

Hopkins was among the number of Maumelle students who attended Arkansas Baptist for high school, where he was a baseball star. He then went on to play college baseball at the University of Sioux Falls and then Ouachita Baptist University. He has a degree from OBU as well as another from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville.

He also serves on the alumni board at the now Arkansas Baptist Preparatory School in Little Rock.

Hopkins is the son of Robert and Angie Hopkins. His mother also teaches at Baptist Prep.