Lucetta “Lucy” Dunn is president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council. OCBC serves its business investors and the Orange County community in leadership and advocacy to enhance the county’s economic development and quality of life through its efforts to increase workforce housing, improve workforce development and maintain adequate infrastructure.
Before joining the Business Council, Dunn was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and confirmed by the California State Senate in 2004 to serve as Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Dunn’s position included oversight for administering the state’s housing law, finance, and rehabilitation and community development programs. In the private sector, she served as Executive Vice President of Hearthside Homes, a division of California Coastal Communities, one of Southern California’s premiere home builders.
Dunn received the California State Legislature “Woman of the Year 1997” for her civic involvement, influence and participation in public policy task forces. In 2001, she served as the first woman president in the 80-year history of the Building Industry Association of Southern California and was slated to be president of the California Building Industry Association when Governor Schwarzenegger appointed her to his team. In 2005, she received CBIA’s “D. Gregg Brown Award” for her work advocating housing and homeownership.
Dunn is also a respected attorney who owned her own private practice from 1981 to 1987. She is admitted to practice before the California State Bar, the federal bar and the U.S. Supreme Court. She has also been a director and member of a number of non-profit organizations including the Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation and the Bolsa Chica Conservancy.
Dunn is the mother of two sons and resides in Coto de Caza