Maria Hoskins

Maria Hoskins has served as a Community Outreach Specialist for the Federal Government for more than 19 years and has been employed in the field of community outreach for more than 28 years. During her tenure in federal service, Maria served for 10 years as the Senior District Staff for Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District Congressman Vic Snyder, until his retirement in January 2011. She is a native of Mayflower, Arkansas and a graduate of Philander Smith College where she received a B.A in...See more

Maria Hoskins has served as a Community Outreach Specialist for the Federal Government for more than 19 years and has been employed in the field of community outreach for more than 28 years. During her tenure in federal service, Maria served for 10 years as the Senior District Staff for Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District Congressman Vic Snyder, until his retirement in January 2011. She is a native of Mayflower, Arkansas and a graduate of Philander Smith College where she received a B.A in English and Communications. Maria has published five children's books through her independent publishing company C & V 4 Seasons Publishing Company. Her sixth book, My Sister My Friend, will be released in 2020. Maria's first children's book began with a vision of Christmas Eve at her grandmother's farm, recalling memories from a moment in time, reflecting on the meaning of Christmas. It's a touching story of a girl's memories of her family's holiday season in the mid-1960's on a rural Arkansas farm. "I am excited to share my books with students throughout Arkansas! The motive for my books is to share a happy memory from a moment in time, and to encourage young readers and writers that there is a book in all of us." Maria is married to Archie Hoskins. They have two children, Christina and Victoria, and she is an active member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Maumelle, Arkansas. See less