DreamHour Speaker Series: Stephen Lucke

Stephen Lucke holds a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from the University of the Incarnate Word and a Masters of Arts in Nutrition from the University of the Incarnate Word. During his undergraduate years, he became enamored with health and wellness, first starting a student & employee wellness program, and then a community garden on campus.

It wasn’t long before Stephen started Gardopia to address obesity and climate change a few years later. Stephen is a native San Antonian who also enjoys spending time in civic engagement and physical fitness. He has manifested these other passions by becoming a certified strength and conditioning specialist in 2015 and running for Mayor of San Antonio in 2017.

Stephen earned his Organic Farmer Certification in the Spring of 2019 and is currently a NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar. He is also a Healthy Communities Fellow with the Aspen Institute. Stephen looks forward to continued growth with Gardopia in our 8th year of operations.

Board & Commissions: Stephen was appointed to the City of San Antonio’s Climate Ready – Technical and Committee Advisory Committee in 2020. He is a Board Member for the Food Policy Council of San Antonio. He is a Board Member for the Council for Healthy Food Systems.