Frank Lucca has been an active member of the industry since late 1978 when he opened his first video store location. From 1978 to 1992 he built a three store chain in Southern Massachusetts. Since 2000 he has held various positions within the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) the trade association for video retailing and the home entertainment industry.
From 1981 to 1986 Lucca was the vice president of operations and training for one of the first national video franchise companies – Video Connection.
From 1986-1996, he founded and ran Flagship Entertainment Centers, a marketing/buying group that was comprised of 1200 independent retailers.
In 1989, Lucca co-founded Compass Entertainment, which was a distributor of children's video, audio, book and toy products. Compass Entertainment was the original distributor for Barney the Dinosaur product and held the concert license for Barney stage shows.
In 1995 he co-founded American Entertainment CyberSuperStores, one of the first video retail sites on the World Wide Web.
During his tenure as a retailer/distributor/buying group operator he served as a founding member of the New England Chapter of VSDA. He served as president of the chapter for more than 7 years. He also served on numerous VSDA committees.
Currently, Lucca is a Vice President of EMA and the Executive Director of the Independent Dealers of Entertainment Association (iDEA) the independent retailer arm of EMA. Working with the iDEA Advisory Council, Lucca is responsible for carrying out all aspects of the iDEA's daily operation. Lucca is also responsible for EMA's GamePlan Summit. Lucca also serves as the VSDA's Scholarship Foundation's Educational consultant.
Lucca is a graduate of Assumption College and holds a Master's Degree in Education from Providence College.