LaChandra White was appointed to the UAW, International Staff in 2008. In June 2018 she was appointed to Assistant Director of the UAW Civil and Human Rights Department and in August 2019 she was appointed to Director of the Department. Also, she serves as a UAW Retired Workers Department Representative.

LaChandra has been a proud UAW member and activist for 26 years, and hails from UAW Region 1, Local 869, Chrysler's Warren Stamping Plant, in Warren, Michigan. Her first involvement was on the Local Union's Election, Education and Women's Committees.

LaChandra earned a master's degree in Organization Management from Spring Arbor University and a labor certificate from the Wayne State University Labor Studies Program.

LaChandra has served on several boards, including; Delta Dental, Economic Alliance of Michigan (EAM), and the Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC) Community Health Improvement Committee.

LaChandra is a member of various constituency groups, social organizations and the Allen Park Democratic Club. She also serves as a precinct delegate.

LaChandra resides in the great state of Michigan, has one beautiful daughter, who is also a proud UAW member and is a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Ecorse, Michigan.

LaChandra is a "Servant Leader" in the labor movement and her mission is to advance the cause of social and economic justice for working people and their families