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W.K. Kellogg Foundation C.E.O. La June Montgomery Tabron
Season 43
Episode 12
For the first time in its 84-year history, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is being led by an African-American woman. We talk with the Foundation's President and C.E.O., La June Montgomery Tabron, about growing up in inner-city Detroit with nine siblings, and her incredible journey to the top of one of the most prominent philanthropic foundations in the country. Episode 4312.
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