Bob Hopkins
For Olmsted County Commissioner, District 6
About Bob
Bob Hopkins is President of Allegra Marketing Print Mail in Rochester and Red Wing, and along with his wife Ilaya has owned and operated the business for the past seven years. Prior to owning Allegra, Bob has over 20 years of experience developing and executing marketing and strategic communications programs at senior executive levels in the federal government, at the national political level and in the high-tech industry.
Most recently, Bob was with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Cybersecurity and Communications where he served as Director of External Affairs. During his 20 year career, he also held roles that included Chief of Strategic Communications at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and other leadership roles at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Bob also held management roles with several strategic communications firms working in the high-tech sector and worked with several political campaigns. A Navy veteran, Bob earned a BA from the University of Maryland and an MA from the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. Bob and his wife Ilaya, formerly Ilaya Rome and a Rochester native, live in Rochester and have two sons.