Pastor Richard P. Dunn II holds a master of divinity in counseling and pastoral care from the Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse School of Religion. He has been a senior pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church since 2008.

Pastor Dunn was appointed to the City of Miami Commission in January 2010 to represent District 5, which includes Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Buena Vista and Wynwood. Prior to the appointment, he served as the president of People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality, chairman of the Neighbors United for Housing Task Force and president of the African American Council of Christian Clergy.