Jennifer Luck

Masters in Business Administration, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Oregon

Committed to driving lasting community impact, Jen brings more than 17 years of experience in program management, multi-stakeholder negotiations, fundraising and land management to her current role as the COO of Common Ground in Kīlauea. Jen was born and raised in Los Angeles where she began her nonprofit career with the United Farmworkers Union. She went on to serve as the communications and events director for Peace Over Violence and then as executive director of the Institute of Real Estate Management.

In 2007, Jen and her husband moved to Kaua‘i when she was offered a position as the Executive Director of the Kauaʻi Public Land Trust (KPLT). In that position, she oversaw the acquisition of real estate on Kauaʻi valued at more than $20 million. In 2011, KPLT merged with other land trusts around the state to become the Hawai‘i Islands Land Trust (HILT). She served as HILT’s Kauaʻi Island Director until 2015 when she became managing director of the Porter Trust, overseeing the trust’s real estate assets and philanthropic giving on Kauaʻi. Jen sits on the boards of the Hawaiʻi Islands Land Trust (HILT) and Kauaʻi Planning and Action Alliance (KPAA).