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Candice is a journalist with interests in exploring how tensions concerning race, culture, and gender shape social and political systems throughout the world. She has produced work for print, web, and broadcast organizations covering public safety, foreign affairs, culture, and national politics.

She is a 2013 graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a bachelor's in news-editorial journalism. She also received a master's degree in international media from American University in 2016.

An avid traveler, her experiences have taken her to 20 different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Spain, where she assisted English teachers during the 2013-2014 school year. 

Candice currently works as a web producer with POLITICO.
Candice was one of two student speakers at the Spring 2016 American University School of Communication Commencement: