Rev. David Luckes was ordained a deacon in June 2023 after serving in roles here at Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in University City and Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Webster Groves.
In his career life, David is the Director of Institutional Services for Focus Partners Wealth where he leads their business development, operations, and service offering to institutions and nonprofits, bringing the firm’s client-centered and evidence-based approach to organizations in these sectors. He also serves many of our institutional clients as their lead advisor.
David remains an active author and conference speaker, lecturing on topics related to private philanthropy, fundraising and nonprofit management. He is a past faculty member in DePaul University’s Fund Raising Management Certificate Program in Chicago and has served as an adjunct professor in the Arts Administration Program at the Art Institute of Chicago.
He earned a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Northwestern University. David is also an Investment Advisor Representative and holds his Series 65 financial license and has passed the Series 7 and Series 66 exams.
David serves on the board of directors at the Eden Theological Seminary and Missouri Military Academy. He is also a member of the National Ski Patrol, teaching emergency care and patrolling at Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Wildwood, Missouri.
David and his husband, Karl Stroud, live in Webster Groves, Missouri, with their children, Aaron and Hannah.