Donna Lucas
is the Executive Vice President, Public Affairs Practice Leader, for
Porter Novelli International, one of the largest and most highly regarded
public relations firms in the world, which provides a broad range of
communications services to clients in 56 countries. As leader of the
Public Affairs Practice, Donna directs a seasoned group of specialists
who combine political, policy, and media expertise to assist clients
with public policy challenges. Donna is a widely recognized expert in
media relations and political and public affairs. She has advised clients
ranging from The Inaugural for California Governor Gray Davis, major
corporations, non-profits, labor unions and associations. Donna served
as a press secretary to former Governor George Deukmejian, she was campaign
press secretary for President George H. Bush, and assistant director
of public affairs at the California Treasurer's Office.
- Member,
board of directors, California Chamber of Commerce
- Advisory
Committee, Statewide Survey, Public Policy Institute of California
- Chairman,
American Association of Political Consultants
- California
Steering Committee for President-Elect George W. Bush
Previously,
Donna served as a member of the California Commission for the Status
of Women. Donna is a 1982 graduate of the University of Southern California
School of Journalism and is married to Greg Lucas, capitol bureau chief,
San Francisco Chronicle.
