In DC Hank worked as a carpenter for a year and directed an inner city ministry for four years. He then served the next twelve years as a full-time chaplain at the Fairfax Nursing Center where he was chair of the ethics committee. In 1996 he became a staff chaplain with the Hospice of Northern Virginia. He currently serves on the ethics committee at the Reston Hospital Center and on the Chaplaincy Services Advisory Board at the Loudoun Hospital Center. Chaplain Dunn is a past president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Hank is the father of two grown children.
He enjoys tennis, backpacking, bicycling and life in general.