TRICIA H. LUCAS Manchester, New Hampshire

Employment

2007 – Present Advocacy Director New Futures Concord, NH Development and implementation of New Futures’ policy and legislative agenda

2006 – 2007 Legal Counsel New Hampshire Hospital Department of Health and Human Services Concord, NH General Counsel for State Acute Psychiatric Hospital

2001 – 2006 Assistant Director Division for Juvenile Justice Services Department of Health and Human Services Manchester, NH • Development of DJJS budget and oversight of DJJS financial operations • Administration of quality improvement, data systems, analysis, and evaluation • Administration of facilities, legal services, legislative process, and policy development.

1996 – 2001 Legislative Director Department of Health and Human Services Concord, NH Management and coordination of state legislative process across all DHHS programs and divisions.

1992 – 1996 Legal Counsel Division for Children, Youth, and Families Department of Health and Human Services Concord, NH General Counsel to child protection/juvenile justice agency.

1984 – 1992 Attorney Orr & Reno, PA Concord, NH Representation of business and nonprofit entities with focus on commercial transactions and employment matters.

1980 - 1981 Law Clerk to Justice Sidney Wernick Supreme Judicial Court of Maine Portland, ME

1971 – 1977 Teacher/Coach Strongsville Public Schools Strongsville, OH 1976 Teacher of the Year Education

2004 (July) Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Cambridge, MA 2004 Recipient of the Caroline Gross Fellowship

2001 – 2002 Leadership New Hampshire (Class of 2002)

1980 Harvard Law School (JD) Cambridge, MA

1971 College of Wooster (BA) Wooster, OH Phi Beta Kappa Professional Activities

Present NH Voices for Health (Board Member)

Present NH CARES (Steering Committee Member)

2007 - 2010 New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network of the Children’s Alliance of New Hampshire (Steering Committee Member)

2007 - 2009 Alternative Sentencing Task Force of Interagency Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council (Member)

Community Activities

Present Community College System of New Hampshire (Board Member)

1984 - Present Brookside Congregational Church Manchester, NH (Moderator; Chair, Board of Trustees; Chair, Outreach Board; Chair, Pastoral Search Committee)

2004 - 2012 Leadership New Hampshire (Board Member, Treasurer)

2004 – 2011 Manchester Office of Youth Services Advisory Board (Member)

2005 - 2007 New Hampshire Citizens Commission for the State Courts (Member)

1998 - 2004 The Derryfield School Manchester, NH (Trustee; Board Chair, 2001 – 2004)