Hopgood was born in Incheon, South Korea, in 1974, and was adopted in 1976 by Diane Hopgood, former principal at Johnson Elementary in Taylor, Michigan, and the late Rollie Hopgood, who was president of the Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel.
Hopgood was born in Incheon, South Korea, in 1974, and was adopted by Diane Hopgood, a former educator from Taylor, Michigan, and her late husband Rollie Hopgood, who had been associated with the Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel.