Petra Hawkins was born and raised in Tyler. She attended public schools in the Tyler Independent School District. Upon graduating from John Tyler High School with honors in 1989, she attended Tyler Junior College, earning her Certificate in Proficiency in 1992.
After passing the Texas State Board of Nursing Exam, she became a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Just six years later, she earned her Associate Degree in Nursing, obtaining the title of Registered Nurse after passing the state boards in 1998. She later pursued her love and passion for real estate by becoming a Professional Texas Real Estate Agent in 2022.
Petra is a current member of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Tyler Metro Chamber of Commerce, Tyler Area Builders’ Association, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, and is currently enrolled in Tyler Independent School District’s Community Education Specialist Training.
Petra is a Professional Texas Real Estate Agent and is currently sponsored by eXp Commercial and associated with The Property Shoppe Group of Tyler, Texas as a Real Estate Referral Agent.
She is a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, cousin, colleague, and trusted friend. For leisure, Petra enjoys meditation and practices mindfulness. She also loves spending time with family, networking, traveling, reading, writing/journaling, singing, gardening, and swimming.
Petra has been married to Roderick T. Hawkins for over 28 years. They have three children: Tiasha who is also a nurse and a mentor that offers guidance, healing and support on a spiritual level; Bria who has earned her master's in clinical psychology; ‘Lil Rod’ who has received his BBA from Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina, where he also plays football as a running back and is now in Grad School. In addition, they have ten grandchildren who are very intelligent and athletically talented.
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