Regina Schofield

The Honorable Regina B. Schofield serves as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, where she helps advance programs that strengthen communities through mentoring, STEM education, and partnerships with law enforcement and local organizations. She is Chair of the Board of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Previously, she was employed at Battelle to further innovative efforts to create tomorrow’s workforce. She also worked at Casey Family Programs to transform their public policy approach towards foster care. Before joining Casey, Ms. Schofield was nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice. As AAG, she served as the nation’s AMBER Alert Coordinator and instituted Wireless Amber Alerts and Amber Alerts in Native American communities.
Before her appointment as AAG, Ms. Schofield was Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In this dual capacity, she served as the Secretary’s senior advisor on all state, local, and tribal issues regarding HHS policies and programs.
Ms. Schofield is a recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and currently serves on the Mississippi College Foundation Board and is a founding member of the Bude Community Foundation.
She received her M.B.A. from Jackson State University and her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi College (MC). She has received numerous awards, including a 2023 honorary juris doctor degree from MC’s School of Law, the Order of the Golden Arrow Award in 2019 for exceptional leadership and the School of Business Alumna Award in 2014.