Ana Martinez de Luco

Ana Martínez de Luco is a nun and founder of the recycling center Sure We Can. Sure We Can is New York City's only nonprofit redemption center.
Affiliated with Sisters for Christian Community, De Luco's stated her goal was creating respectable jobs for the canners, who include immigrants, disabled, elderly, poor, and homeless people.

Early life

De Luco was born in Basque Country.

Career

Ana de Luco became a nun at age 19. She leads workshops, teaching people about workers cooperatives. Her religious affiliation is with Sisters for Christian Community.
De Luco moved to New York City in 2004 and embedded with the street homeless. She cofounded Sure We Can in 2007 when a redemption center closed.
In 2016, De Luco resigned from her lead management position at Sure We Can.