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Powerful Women: Let's Talk
POWERFUL WOMEN: LET’S TALK

The First African American Woman to Head the Grand Rapids Community Foundation shares her story

By Jennifer Moss
Published March 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM EST
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LaSandra Gaddy is the President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

LaSandra Gaddy talks to Jennifer Moss about joining the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, amplifying women's voices, making history moving forward, and more.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

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Jennifer Moss
Jennifer is an award winning broadcast news journalist with more than two decades of professional television news experience including the nation's fifth largest news market. She's worked as both news reporter and news anchor for television and radio in markets from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo all the way to San Francisco, California.
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