Hannah Hopper joined Emerald Youth Foundation as a response to the calling to serve in the inner-city neighborhood where she grew up.

Prior to joining Emerald Youth, Hannah worked for a leading local public relations company and in state and local government, most recently as deputy for operations for Governor Bill Haslam.

A Knoxville native and graduate of Fulton High School, Hannah holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee where she studied political science and English, and a master of arts from The Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University. She is also a graduate of Leadership Knoxville, Leadership Tennessee NEXT, and was named one of Knoxville’s “40 Under 40” by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

She serves on the staff of Volunteer Girls State, as a member of the boards of Safe Families for Children and the Tennessee Memory Disorders Foundation, and as a member of the Knox County Election Commission.

Hannah is a self-described "lover of art, music, and Diet Coke." She and her husband, Phillip, have two children and make their home in north Knoxville with their foxhound, Hank.

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