| Summary: | Nonprofit executive C. Payne Lucas was born on September 14, 1933 in Spring Hope, North Carolina. After graduating from Spaulding High School in 1951, he attended the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore where he received his B.S. degree in history. He earned his M.S. degree in government from the American University in 1961. In 1961, he joined the Peace Corps under the agency's first Director, Sargent Shriver. From 1962 to 1971, Lucas served as Assistant Country Director in Togo, Country Director in Niger, Director of the Africa Region and Director of the Returned Volunteers. In 1971, Lucas became the president of Africare, an organization he co- Today, Africare was the oldest and largest African-American nonprofit organization specializing in aid to Africa. After 31 years as president, Lucas retired from Africare in 2002. He served as chief executive officer of Lodestar LLC, a domestic and international development consulting firm.
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