Candis Welch
As a black, disabled, full-time wheelchair user, Candis proudly serves on California State University of Northridge- Master of Public Administration Advisory Committee, Metro Los Angeles Public Safety Advisory Committee, and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Voter Accessibility Advisory Committee to bring visibility to the safety, and a true accessible experience for disabled community.
In March of 2023, Candis was crowned as Ms. Wheelchair of California by the Ms. Wheelchair of California Leadership Institute.
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Education
Candis attended California State University, Northridge and went on to receive her B.A in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Psychology and her Master’s in Public Administration with a focus on Public Leadership. Recently, she earned a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cornell University.
Experience
Throughout her career, she has worked within the Entertainment Publicity and Executive Management sector with celebrities such as Issa Rae (HBO Insecure, The Photograph), Kevin and Melissa Fredericks as “MrsKevOnStage” & “KevOnStage” (Comedian, NYT bestseller author), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) from there she transitioned to local government service within the LA County Procurement and Contracts sector.
Currently, Candis works at the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority as a DEI Practitioner where she continues to create and implement several organization-wide equitable initiatives, plans, and facilitates monthly culturally diverse programming and monthly dialogue and employee resource series. She has developed and facilitated DEIA Training series for national and local non-profits.
