Stephanie V. Hopkins of Baltimore, Maryland, was first appointed to the Maryland Board of Architects in 2014, reappointed in 2019, and has served on the board’s Continuing Professional Competency Committee and Complaint Committee. She has also been a valuable member of several NCARB committees, including the Ethics Case Study Work Group, which developed continuing education materials related to professional ethics for use by practicing architects. Hopkins has also been a member of NCARB’s Futures Collaborative, which is exploring trends and technologies impacting the future of architectural practice and regulation, and the Board of Director’s liaison on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and Audit Committee. She was re-elected as NCARB’s public director in 2024.
Hopkins retired from the Office of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney in 2017. She received her certification in photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and has used that knowledge to photograph around the world.