Eva M. Lucas
In 2026, Eva M. Lucas joined TIEC as Executive Assistant to the President and CEO. In addition to leading a nonprofit herself, Eva brings extensive experience supporting executive leadership and boards in fast-moving organizations. At TIEC, she supports board engagement, executive coordination, and cross-team alignment—helping ensure the organization operates at a high level.
With a background in visual communications, Eva is an accessibility and global communication specialist advancing disability inclusion, language access, and equitable participation across higher education, healthcare systems, and international partnerships.
She previously served as CEO of Sign Shares International, a language access and interpreting agency serving Deaf/Blind, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and multilingual communities. Through this work, she supported universities, healthcare districts, government agencies, and legal systems in ensuring effective communication access and compliance. She also partnered with universities and served on a community college system board, providing instruction on medical language access, disability advocacy, and interpreter-informed business ethics.
Eva is fluent in American Sign Language and has working proficiency in Armenian and Russian sign languages. Spanish-Armenian by heritage, she brings strong cross-cultural awareness to her work.
Internationally, she lived in Armenia for two years, working alongside physician teams to bridge communication gaps in rural and border communities and improve access to care.
Her public service includes Governor-appointed leadership with the Texas State Independent Living Council (TXSILC), where she served as interim executive director, vice chair, and interim board chair, contributing to the State Plan for Independent Living and policy initiatives advancing rights for people with disabilities. She also served as COO with United States Disabled Veterans (USDV).
Her expertise includes ADA compliance, civil rights protections, reasonable accommodations, accessibility planning, and disability-inclusive program development. She often reminds others, “We all share the same sky. We are one community.”