Dr. Frances Lucas is an entertaining speaker, offering provocative thoughts on courageous leadership, and building high-performing and happy teams.
Frances Lucas has served in higher education leadership positions for more than four decades and has delivered hundreds of keynote speeches and workshops for colleges, universities, associations, and business conferences across the United States.
She's given keynotes for a number of higher education associations, fraternities and sororities, and professional and civic organizations, including the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Convention, American Council on Education Women’s Summit, Association of Fraternity Advisors National Convention, National Higher Education Women’s Leadership Conference, Association of College Unions International Conference, and National Association of Campus Activities.
She has also keynoted the National Association of State Personnel Executives, American Society of Women Accountants, chapters of the American Heart Association, and health professionals organizations. She is the 2019-2020 president of the New Orleans chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Frances Lucas believes today’s leaders have a responsibility to find their authentic voices and share their views with others. While it often takes courage and involves risk, these types of voices are the ones that have changed the world for the better.
“I suggested Dr. Frances Lucas keynote the NASPA Aspiring Student Affairs Officer national conference; her selection was a slam-dunk! Immediately,
Frances captivated the audience with humor and poignant stories regarding
the highs and lows of leadership. Many participants commented that it was
one of the best talks they had ever heard. No doubt, what resonates is her authenticity, both bold and vulnerable, weaving stories from all life
experiences! You will leave her speech having belly laughed, had a lump
in your throat, and with new insight about yourself.”
“An incredible speaker and motivator, Frances immediately engages an audience. It feels as if she’s immediately a friend and wise mentor. She was the absolute highlight of our faculty retreat for women in STEM, speaking from her heart with courage and humor. She shares insights into the ivory tower, her journey to the top, experiences as a woman in leadership, the battles she has fought, and the paths she has paved.”
Dr. Frances Lucas offers a unique point of view to topics such as:
Courageous Leadership
Encouraging leadership vs. discouraging leadership
The art of being a new leader
Building high-performing & happy teams
7 steps to building a team
Preparing for tomorrow’s workplace
Creating Inclusive & Safe Workplaces
Women advancing women
Creating a more inclusive workplace
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning workplace issues
Fraternity and Sorority Enhancement
You are your brother’s/sister's keeper
10 commandments to be the best chapter leader or advisor
The University of Mississippi
Keynote Address:
“Frances Lucas is an award-winning administrator, with many decades of experience as dean, vice president, and president of various institutions of higher education. Furthermore, she is a ‘par exemplar’ motivational speaker; from the microphone, she amazes an audience. Her decades of successful experiences in college and university settings, combined with superior communication skills, empower, enliven, and ensure her abilities as a consultant. When collaborating with Dr. Lucas, you are assured of future-focused, results-centered, and outcomes-driven strategies that are punctuated in the best traditions of
common-sense judgments.”