Arlene Hopkins has a diverse educational background, having studied Real Estate at the University Of Southern California - Marshall School Of Business, Master Of Arts In Architecture at Sci-Arc, Master Of Arts In Education at San Francisco State University, Bachelor Of Arts In Economics and Ecology at California State University - Long Beach, and also at Narbonne Hs, Lausd.

Currently serving as the Principal at Arlene Hopkins & Associates, Arlene has also held esteemed positions in various organizations. She has previously worked as a Planning Commissioner at the City Of Santa Monica, Project Architect at Disneyland, Library Planner, Project Manager, and Designer at UCLA, and also in roles such as Library Planning, Design, and Relocation at Advanced Information Management, as well as Planner, Designer, and Project Manager at Leviseur Planning Architecture & Landscape Architecture.