Lucy Salcido Carter

About

Lucy Salcido Carter, MA, JD is the Public Policy Director at the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits). Lucy directs policy initiatives that protect and promote California’s nonprofits. Her work includes developing and implementing campaigns that encourage advocacy and civic engagement among CalNonprofits’ more than 10,000 organizational members. Prior to joining CalNonprofits, Lucy served in leadership policy positions at the Youth Law Center, the Northern California Innocence Project, the San Mateo County Community College District, and the East Bay Community Foundation. Her accomplishments include successful legislative campaigns to ensure access to technology for foster youth, to require postsecondary education programs for high school graduates in juvenile detention, to strengthen legal claims of innocence in criminal cases, and to increase compensation and services for exonerees. She has published numerous articles on topics such as wrongful convictions, teen sexting, family team conferences, and batterer intervention programs, and recently served as author and managing editor for a special issue of the Juvenile and Family Court Journal on child exposure to domestic violence. Lucy is a former program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a graduate of Stanford Law School, and a dedicated bluegrass musician. Her deep appreciation for the nonprofit community and commitment to addressing disparities throughout the state make her a great addition to the CalNonprofits team.