Lucas is currently Head of Primary at Tsinghua University High School International (Chaoyang) in Beijing, China. He is working on his Ed.D. dissertation through Wilkes University, investigating the phenomenon of racially and ethnically diverse international school educators who have experienced discrimination in recruiting, hiring, and promotion opportunities. He is a KDSL Global Advisory Council member, a member of AIELOC, and a frequent WASC accreditation visiting committee member, having served on over a dozen teams around Asia.