Lucas McCanna, MBA

Lucas McCanna, MBA has held various roles in the marketing and operations fields since 2013. Lucas began their career as an International Admissions Student Counselor at the University of Dayton in 2013. In 2014, they served as a Global Integration Intern at PQ Systems. The following year, they held two internships: Social Media Intern at Dayton Preforming Arts Alliance and Operations Intern at Entertainment Lockers. From 2016 to 2020, Lucas held several roles at 1776, including Regional Director of Operations, Director of Digital Marketing, and Senior Director of Strategy. In 2019, they were promoted to Head of Growth at CUCollaborate, LLC, and in 2020, they were appointed Head of Digital Marketing at Bluesight (Formerly Kit Check). In 2022, Lucas was appointed Co-Chair of the Marketing Committee at UnitVisID.

Lucas McCanna holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, obtained in 2021. Lucas also holds a Graduate Certificate in Marketing and Branding for Entrepreneurs from Strayer University, obtained in 2019. Before that, Lucas obtained a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Marketing from the University of Dayton in 2016. Additionally, Lucas holds certifications in Email Marketing Mastery from DigitalMarketer (obtained in 2023), Hubspot Marketing Software from HubSpot (obtained in 2019), and Hubspot Sales Software from HubSpot (obtained in 2019).