Mr. Russell Hopkins is the Director of Bands at Warren ISD.

Mr. Hopkins moved to Texas and joined the staff at Warren ISD, in the fall of 2002. He is a native of the Fort Smith, Arkansas area, and is married to Sara Jayne (Myers) Hopkins of Morrison, Oklahoma. Before joining the staff at Warren, Mr. Hopkins was an assistant with the Roland band program, under Mr. Allen Lawson.

Education

• 1982 Graduate of Roland High School, in Roland Oklahoma.
• Studies in Music Education at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he was a trombone student of Dr. Thomas Walker. Additionally, he was a member of the Oklahoma State Marching Band, Wind Ensemble with Dr. Joseph Missal, Symphony, Jazz Bands, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Basketball Band, Trombone Choir, and various other small ensembles and chamber groups.
• 2002 graduate of Excelsior College of New York, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree.
• 2002 - 2005 Post Graduate studies in educaton, at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

In addition to the Oklahoma State University ensembles, other performance experiences have included performances with the Livingston Area Community Band, the Livingston Community Jazz Band, the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra, The Fort Smith Chorale, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Concert and Jazz Bands, Western Arkansas Wind Symphony, and various other small ensembles and chamber groups at churches in the Western Arkansas/Eastern Oklahoma area.

Besides music, other hobbies and interests include fishing, golf, computers, and photography.