Dr. Gena L. Ross

Dr. Gena L. Ross, Student Success and the Title III Grant Program Director at Kansas City Kansas Community College and Missouri Notary, is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, residing in Platte County, MO. Raised in the Church of God in Christ, she is a licensed Evangelist Missionary and a COVID-19 survivor. Despite limited funds, she was the first black female candidate for the US House of Representatives, Missouri, District 6, winning the primary but losing to a 20-year incumbent in the 2020 General Election. She ran again for US Senate in Missouri in 2022 and plans to run again in 2026.

Dr. Ross holds degrees in Urban Ministries, Business Administration, and Public Administration, and earned her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. She is a member of the National Business and Professional Women’s Federation, COGIC, and was named one of the “150 Most Influential COGIC International Women” in 2015. She has released five books, the most recent in 2024, and is also a music composer, praising God.

"March 28, 2020, I was hospitalized with COVID-19 for about 6 days, and again in April for another 4 days. I survived. God brought me out. I promised God I would tell my testimony of how He kept me. He spared my life. I'm blessed and thankful to be alive and able to give God my best praise. Listen to the lyrics, not my voice. I wrote and produced my own album. To God be the glory!" ~ Dr. Gena Ross