Full Name
Lucas Diaz
Job Title
Program Manager for the Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship
Institution
Tulane University
Speaker Bio
Lucas holds a PhD in sociology from Tulane, where he’s an adjunct instructor and manages the graduate community-engaged scholarship program. With extensive nonprofit experience, he co-founded Puentes New Orleans and led the Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office. He currently coordinates a resident leadership program and combines research in civic activism with practical experience in social change.