Joe Lucero, he/him

Joe Lucero, he/him, joined Common Counsel Foundation in April 2021, first as a consultant in organizational development, research, and communications. He is now the Executive Administrator, conducting program development and resource mobilization for Fund for An Inclusive California, as well as communications and management facilitation across the Foundation.

He shares more than thirty years of experience in the public interest sector emphasizing research, program development, communications, and fund development. Prior to joining Common Counsel Foundation, he was the Senior Director of Communications & Research for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. He has also served as Executive Director of the Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Interim Director of the Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and as Associate Director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council in Washington DC. He has served on several national and regional Boards of Directors, including Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund (now Lambda Legal) and the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (now the San Francisco Community Health Center). Joe holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.