Regina Millner was raised in a military family and experienced nine relocations in her childhood. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Nebraska and worked on a masters degree in Outdoor Education at Creighton University. In 1976, Millner moved with her husband and three sons to Madison, Wisconsin.

Over the past 46 years, her life and working experiences have gone through three distinct phases.

The first was as a stay-at-home wife and mother with a significant number of community volunteer activities. The second was as a non-traditional student at UW-Madison earning a JD degree from the Law School and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance and Land Planning from the UW-Madison School of Business. The third phase was in business: First as an associate for five years at Michael Best and Friedrich law firm; then as the founding partner in a commercial appraisal company; and finally as the principal in a boutique consulting firm working on real estate projects for government and private entities. She also was an expert witness for litigation real estate cases.

Since her retirement, Millner has served on the boards of a variety of private business, university, government, and nonprofit entities. A sampling includes: Madison Gas & Electric Company; Downtown Madison Inc; Meriter Hospital and Meriter Health Services; Rotary Club of Madison; Wisconsin Alumni Association; Wisconsin Children’s Museum; Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra; and UW System Board of Regents.

Currently Millner serves on the CG Schmidt Construction Company Madison Advisory Board; UW Madison Chazen Council; Friends of PBS Wisconsin Board; WCIJ Board; and WCO Advisory board. In her retirement she also enjoys travel, politics, walking, and entertaining family and friends.