CreativeMornings/Columbus / Lachandra Baker

Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CDP, ABC, ECI (she/her) is Founder and Lead Consultant at LBB Edutainment, a consultancy specializing in the development of strategies that improve and positively impact employee engagement, communications, culture, and diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging. She received her bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University, majoring in Hospitality Management and Communications. She received her MBA with a Marketing specialization from the University of the Southwest. She is an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) and an Experience Columbus Insider (ECI) for the Greater Columbus Region. She is a two-time graduate of Cornell University’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certification programs (CDP). She was named a 2021 Columbus Future50 leader, a 2022 WELD Women WELDing the Way calendar honoree, a 2023 Columbus Delegate for the Harvard University Young American Leaders program, and a 2024 Small Business Impact award winner. She serves on the boards of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, Leadership Columbus, and Small Biz Cares, as well as advisory boards with Cinema Columbus, Creative Mornings Columbus, and Franklin University’s Communications Department. La is an award-winning communicator and frequent TEDx speaker/performer. She is very active in the community and champions many issues including voting rights, pay equity, civic engagement, and liberation for all people. In her free time, she enjoys experiencing new cultures, eating great food, and doing fun projects with her family.

photo credit: Jean Daugherty