Rev. Regena Thornton

Assistant Director

Regena joined Oikos in 2021 as the Regional Coordinator for the DC Cohort and, prior to her current position, she was the Operations and Training Manager. She was employed by the Department of Justice for 37 years where she led training, supervised for 25 years, and developed projects for personnel security and human resource matters. Regena was ordained an Itinerant Deacon in 2005 and an Itinerant Elder in 2013 in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She currently serves on the ministerial staff at New Hope A.M.E. Church in Waldorf, MD, where she assists with weekly Church School instruction.

Regena holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grambling State University and two Master of Arts degrees (Practical Theology and Education) from Regent University. She is the mother of two adult daughters and currently resides in Waldorf, MD.