Case management success is a journey, not a destination
Thursday May 31, 2007, Tallahassee
Maury Hopkins has been promoted to Program Coordinator of the CC Emergency Assistance Program in Tallahassee.
“I am pleased that he has accepted this position,” said Debra Herman, Regional Director. “He truly understands the mission of the church and the direction we must pursue to help those in the community.”
Hopkins, 63, brings more than 35 years of experience as a business owner, marketing representative and manager. His journey in human services includes three terms of duty as a combat medic in Vietnam, and more than five years as a volunteer for the CC Christmas Connection – a massive yearly event in Tallahassee helping nearly 700 families in distress in the Big Bend Area.
“I hope to inspire people,” Hopkins said with confidence. “Case management success is a journey, not a destination, and I’m always on the journey, setting new goals.”
One of his goals as coordinator is to take the emergency assistance program to a level where cases are assessed comprehensively. Budgeting literacy is part of this new approach.
Originally from Hertford, NC, Hopkins attended Manatee Junior College in Bradenton, Florida. He excelled in baseball, and earned a full scholarship to Florida State University. He played varsity baseball for FSU while working on a degree in social welfare, and played professionally in the New York Mets Organization until he entered the military service.
Hopkins is married to Sheila Hopkins, associate director for social concerns with the Florida Catholic Conference and former associate director of CC Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. They have three children, Marcus, 31, Christin, 29, and Catherine, 26.