Candy is a Jacksonville native and Illinois College graduate. She brings
with her three decades of business and people experience, three decades of volleyball coaching and officiating experience, and she has spent the last decade teaching and mentoring the youth of Jacksonville and surrounding communities. She maintains close relationships with all three parochial schools in the community and volunteers at the Spirit of Faith Soup Kitchen. She considers herself a lifelong learner. Candy, along with her husband, raised two married daughters. She is the proud grandmother of three future leaders.