40 W. 4th Center, Suite 1900 Dayton, Ohio 45402-1857 (937) 285-6500 (Voice/TTY) MapQuest.com Directions to The Dayton Regional Office Marguerite Tyler Walker is the Dayton Regional Director for The Ohio Civil Rights Commission. She is a graduate of the University of Dayton (MA Ed.), Columbia University (MSW), North Carolina Central University (BA), and has completed requirements in Advance Mediation at Capitol University. As a licensed Social Worker and Counselor, Mrs. Walker developed and facilitated numerous programs to improve the quality of life for children and families in the Appalachian and African American communities. She received national recognition for her initiatives to enhance services in the foster care and adoption arenas. As an adjunct professor at Wilberforce University and the University of Dayton, she taught courses in Public Policy, Criminal Justice, Public Sector Administration, and African American studies; she also participated on the Social Work accreditation teams, for both Universities, as well as, Central State University. Mrs. Walker received several awards from local (NAACP, SCLC) and national organizations (Urban League, National Council of Negro Women), while employed at the University of Dayton as the Associate Director of African American Affairs. Currently, she serves on the Advisory Board of Central State University, College of Arts and Science. Mrs. Walker is affirmed as a Civic Leader for the United States Department of the Air Force. In that capacity she has traveled throughout the United States with Air Force officials, in their effort to reinforce citizen awareness of current and future research and technologies. As Regional Director for OCRC, Mrs. Walker has spearheaded a variety of innovative educational and outreach programs. She is the Creator and Executive Producer of the Commission’s television program “Many Faces One Cause”. The program highlights the Commission’s operations, the laws it enforces, and introduces special program initiatives of the Commission. Under Mrs. Walker’s leadership, the Dayton staff has been instrumental in providing tutorial services in reading to public middle school students; this activity has resulted in the staff donating over 600 books to the school’s libraries. Because of her commitment to literacy, Mrs. Walker services as a Board Member and Officer of the Miami Valley Literacy Council. The Dayton staff provides the educational component of the Naturalization Final Hearing activities of the U.S. Federal District Court. In addition, the region co-sponsored, with the University of Dayton Law School, the Durban to Dayton Community Summit Against Racism. Mrs. Walker actively participates in the Dayton Dialogue on Race, another local effort to improve race relations. Other affiliations and volunteer activities include, Life Member NAACP, member of the Executive Exchange Program National Urban League, National Council of Negro Women, Women In Leadership, Dayton Intergovernmental Equal Employment Opportunities Council; Federation Against Intolerance and Racism, Dayton Task Force Against Hate Crime, Dayton Urban League, Southern Poverty Law Center, Twentig, Inc., and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Inc. Mrs. Walker and her husband, Leon, have been married for 39 years; they have one adult son, Derek. Home   |   About Us   |   Services   |   Charge Forms   |   Regional Offices Publications   |   Employment   |   Public Affairs   |   Case Archive ** Disclaimer **