Tuesday Sessions VIII & IX - A

Chris Lukach is CEO of AKCG - Public Relations Counselors, a national public relations consultancy with deep experience in crisis and issue preparedness. As CEO, Chris heads the AKCG issues and crisis communications practice.

He has been instrumental in developing issues and crisis communications plans and consulting with the firm's diocesan clients on sensitive and pivotal matters. A frequent lecturer and author on a range of topics, Chris also leads the firm's spokesperson training team.

Chris is a magna cum laude graduate of Rowan University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a specialization in public relations. In 2018, he was named the university's "Distinguished Alumnus." He is accredited in public relations by the Public Relations Society of America, and serves on the board of directors of WHYY, Inc., the Philadelphia region's leading public media affiliate.