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Executive Director

Voss Foundation

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Meet Kara Gerson

Kara Gerson is the Executive Director of the Voss Foundation, a charity with the mission of providing clean water access to Sub-Saharan African communities. Recognizing that it is culturally a woman’s job to carry water in Africa, Kara spearheaded Women Helping Women events, which have improved the lives of girls in countries including Kenya and Liberia. She has most recently been profiled for her work with the Voss Foundation in USA Today.

Kara previously worked as a journalist for The Economist’s New York bureau and The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C. She honed skills in public relations and marketing at The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the luxury fashion brand of Mulberry. Kara is also involved in charitable organizations such as FACE Africa. Kara lives in New York and holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College as well as a M.A. from Columbia University.

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