Jennifer Luck
Throughout this year, we will be highlighting individuals or groups that have impacted our work over the last 50 years.
Jennifer Luck
Former POV Staff and Denim Day Coordinator
I started working at POV - it was still called Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women at the time - in my early twenties and was hired as the Development Associate. During my time at POV I worked on fundraising campaigns, helped organize the first Humanitarian Awards event and Denim Day L.A.! I was present for the name change process and transition to Peace Over Violence.
I hold dearly my memories from those years and cherish the relationships that were created. After my time at POV I moved to Hawaii, focusing my time and energy on conservation work. I served as Executive Director of the Kauai Public Land Trust, Kauai Director of the Hawaii Land Trust and now serve as Chief Operating Officer at Common Ground - an impact focused start-up working on building regenerative food systems. I received my Masters in Business Education from the University of Southern California in September, 2021 and currently sit on the board of the Hawaii Land Trust, Kipuka Kuleana and Namahana Charter School. My work continues to be led by purpose, a seed that was planted during my time at POV.
These many years later it brings me such joy to see the reach and influence of POV continue to grow - Denim Day is now international and reaches the shores of Hawaii and beyond. As the mother of two young girls, the importance of POV's work has taken on new meaning, lessons learned from my time there inform how my husband and I are raising our girls and how we speak to them about issues like interpersonal violence. 50 years since it's founding POV's work continues to change lives, as it did mine, to inform how we talk about sexual and domestic violence and to empower and inspire generations of women and girls.