As a daughter of immigrants and first-generation high school and college graduate, Lucia’s diverse upbringing shaped her into becoming a devoted public servant. She had the privilege of attending Towson University on a full-ride scholarship and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, where she founded the first ever League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) chapter. Once becoming president of the chapter, she established a mentoring partnership between Towson Universityand a Baltimore middle school, creating a mentoring program for young underserved students. Since then, she has dedicated herself to a career in public service and striving to bring change to my community.

Her passion for Latino advocacy led her to work for Congress where she worked for U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44), and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16). She looks forward to continuing in empowering the Latino community at the Hispanic Access Foundation as the Government Affairs Manager, where she will continue her work in empowering the Latino community by creating access and resources for the community to elevate their voices and have a seat at the table that they are not always invited to.