Coach Candace earned her BS in Biology from Tougaloo College and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from University of Missouri-Columbia. After completing a 4-year postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, she served as a higher ed biology faculty and pre-health advisor for 8 years. As a faculty, she played an essential role in guiding students into health professional programs and developed extracurricular outreach programs that aided in coaching students to careers that served them best. She then accepted a department chair and subsequently an academic dean position where she was instrumental in guiding faculty and her team through a significant institutional change. She learned vital techniques and skills that established trust, acceptance, and effective communication among her team and department. Navigating these difficult times, team members resistant to change, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance provided a unique insight, perspective, and experience that Coach Candace can tap into to help you navigate similar times for you and your management team. Let Coach Candace help you and your team navigate the higher ed professional realm. Give yourself permission to take your next step with Coach Candace, she's ready to hear from you!