Lucas graduated from the University of Dallas (BA ’13, MS ’17), serving the University of Dallas in the office of Admissions and on the Rome campus as the Director of Student Affairs. In early 2022, he completed his Ed.D. through Lynn University; his dissertation was titled “Professional Development for Educational Continuity in Emergencies: The Response of Two Urban School Districts During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Originally from South Florida, Lucas heard about WCC in his college search through high school classmates Michael Sheehan, and Margi Dziad (Nemeth). Accompanied by wife Maria and children–Jackson, Josephine, and Charlotte–he is excited to serve the WCC community as the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.