Channon Lucas

Channon Lucas is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF), a $4 billion private foundation dedicated to serving the unmet healthcare and health-related needs of low-income and underserved New Yorkers across the State. MCHF was founded in 2018 and is the largest health-focused private foundation in the State and one of the largest health-focused foundations in the country. In its four years of grantmaking, MCHF has supported New York charities with over $470 million in grants.  As Chief Administrative Officer, Channon is tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative, governance, and operational functions of the start-up foundation, as well as the foundation’s external relations communications, community relations, and public policy teams.    

Prior to MCHF, Channon spent 12 years at the Archdiocese of New York with increasing responsibilities during her tenure. She was appointed Director of Operations for the annual fund and then, ultimately the Director where she was the driving force behind the vision and direction of a successful multi-million-dollar annual fund, oversaw a major gifts portfolio, and curated and hosted a series of fundraising and donor cultivation events with the Archbishop of New York. In recognition of her accomplishments, in 2015, His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan asked her to serve as Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York and her portfolio increased substantially.  As a senior member of the Cardinal’s cabinet, Channon provided strategic direction and thought partnership to the Archbishop, Chancellor, and Vicar General.  In this role, she also worked on high-priority, high-stakes initiatives such as Pope Francis’ historic visit to New York in 2015, and the launch of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.  

Channon completed her undergraduate studies at Ithaca College where she earned a B.A. in Politics.  After being admitted to NYU’s Center for Global Affairs in 2009 as a part-time student attending night classes, she completed her M.S. in Global Affairs in 2011. Channon has been a member of Chief, a private membership network for female executives since the founding of the organization in 2019.  She also serves on the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York.