Dr. Luff is an overcomer! As the son of a single-parent housekeeper, he was homeless in high school but went on to become a first-generation college graduate despite being told by his high school guidance counselor that he was not college material.

During his senior year in college, he was chosen as the student commencement speaker of his class and received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and human resources management from Northeastern University; a master’s degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education; and a Ph.D. in leadership studies and educational consulting from the University of San Diego. Dr. Luff is a professional heart-inspired speaker, leadership consultant, personal development life coach, and the author of Watch Me Rise: From Streets of Despair to the Halls of the Ivy League.

As an advocate for education, Dr. Luff is a former California school board president trustee and an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. He currently serves on the South Bay YMCA Advisory Board, the Chula Vista Rotary Club of Eastlake, the Harvard Club of San Diego Education Committee, and a National Advisory Board Member for Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC).

Currently, Dr. Luff is an Educational Partner with ACCI Educational Life Skills and Higher Level Leadership. He resides in Chula Vista, CA with his wife and their four children.