Director of Professional Services

Candice joined AMTIS as the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) Project Director in April 2017. As Project Director, Candice provides oversight for the Resource Center and interfaces with the Director and Senior Staff at the Office of Minority Health. A Certified Program Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), she has earned a Master of Public Health degree (Behavioral Sciences and Health Education) from Emory University and Bachelor of Science degree (Community Health) from the University of Maryland-College Park.

Prior to joining the AMTIS and the OMHRC, Candice served as the Director of Benefits, Retirement, and Employee Health & Wellness for the District of Columbia Government, where she developed strategic performance plans, created and implemented District-wide policy, and provided oversight for more than $500 million of contracts related to employee health, benefits, and wellness. Prior to her service with the DC Government, Candice was a Program Manager for Safe Kids Worldwide – a global nonprofit focused on the prevention of unintentional childhood injuries, the leading cause of death for children in the United States. Candice has previously held public health program and leadership positions at the University of Delaware, Nova Southeastern University, the State of Florida, and the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, where she has used her expertise in project management, evaluation, health communications, partnership engagement, and leadership to elevate each organizations’ mission and achieve evidence-based outcomes.