Candi received her Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Education with a focus in Community Health from the University of Cincinnati in 2007. In 2014 she received her Master of Public Health. Since 2015 Candi has worked at multiple health districts in Metro Atlanta as a Health Educator, Communicable Disease Specialist, and Linkage to Care Coordinator all within the realm of STIs and HIV prevention and care. She joined PRISM in September of 2021 as PHPA for Project PEACH where she is now the Study Lead.