Valentina Hopkins

Valentina is a Senior California Program Coordinator for PaintCare. She joined PaintCare in July 2017 as the California Program Coordinator by running the state’s Large Volume Pickup Program, Hotline Coverage, and Paint Drop-off Events. She quickly progressed to taking over the SoCal Regional Program Coordinator role, managing drop-off sites and partnerships in her region, which includes San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, and the southern half of Orange County.

Before joining PaintCare, Valentina worked with a few SF Bay Area startups and non-profits as an independent sustainability consultant.

Valentina holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Management from DePaul University in Chicago and a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship from Vern’s University in Zagreb, Croatia.