Regina Dunkin is the Executive Director for the Merrill Community Center located in Beloit,
Wisconsin. She has been in her position since 1998. Regina attended Beloit College and has fifteen
years of social service experience. She played a vital role in establishing a new Merrill Community
Center, the first children’s program for the Beloit Domestic Violence Center, and the Girls Who
Rock-Mentorship Program. She is married to Captain Tom Dunkin of the Beloit Police Department, has
three children and two grandchildren. As a community leader, she advocates for those who may feel
they don’t have a voice.
Her board affiliations include the Wisconsin State Public Defender Board, Family Services of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Board, National and African American School Board Associations, Nominating Committee of Visit Beloit, CASA-Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children of Rock County Advisory Counsel, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Girls Who Rock Committee, and Character Counts Leadership Board. She has previously been recognized with the School District of Beloit’s Hero Award, United Way Campaign Coordinator Award, Girl Scouts Volunteer Award, City of Beloit Citizens Award, Janesville School District’s Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer Award, League of Women Voter’s Women in Politics Award, Zonta Club’s Minnie Mills-Enking Memorial Award, Wisconsin Association of School Boards Award-attained levels 1-3, Big Brothers & Big Sisters Volunteer Award, NAACP Community Award, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Community Award.
Regina served two terms (six years) as a member of the Board of Education and was presented with an Official Proclamation from the City of Beloit declaring August 6, 2006 as “Regina Dunkin Day.”
Although Regina is a native of Gary, Indiana, she is proud to call Beloit her home and consistently gives back to the children and families of her community, as she was recently reappointed to the Wisconsin State Public Defender Board by Governor Jim Doyle and named President of the Charter School Board for the new Eclipse Educational Charter School for the School District of Beloit.
