Jessica M. Luciere
BOARD MEMBER, COLOMBIAN ADOPTEE
Jessica is a transracial adoptee in reunion for 18 years. She has been working within the adoptee community for over 20 years, as a Mentor, community organizer, and advocate. Currently she is the Associate Director of the Family & Community Department at Spence-Chapin, overseeing the creation and facilitation of all programming in place to support adopted people and their families. Formerly, Jessica has worked with A.F.F.C.N.Y., and was previously a Board Member, and President of All Together Now, a once Brooklyn based support community for adoptive families and their children.
Jessica’s commitment to amplifying the voices of all adopted people is what powers the work she does and the spaces she finds herself in. Having had impactful mentors in her life who were also adopted people, Jessica believes that representation and creating mirrors for other adoptees is paramount to help strengthen our community.
As a mother, artist, and photojournalist, Jessica weaves creativity into the various ways she expresses herself. Spending time in nature, traveling, and meeting new people with her camera in her hand are what brings her joy.