Candace Weather
Program Officer - 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Candace Weather, Program Officer for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, joined our team in September 2024. She obtained her BA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University, her Nonprofit Management Certification from Duke University, and is a current student at the University of Richmond obtaining her Master's in Educational Policy and Leadership.
Candace has dedicated her career to serving the community and is passionate about educational equity and began her career as a high school English teacher in Virginia Beach where she championed diverse texts and curriculum resources. She worked in community outreach and food equity during COVID where she worked to launch food pantries that felt more like grocery stores to address the shame associated with hunger. More recently, she served as the Multi-regional Programs Director at a local educational nonprofit where she worked to expand access to writing and communication programming for secondary students in Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities. Candace believes that learning is a communal experience and that we have an opportunity build community through out of school time programming.
In her free time, Candace enjoys reading, going to see live theatre, museums, writing, traveling and spending time with her friends and family.
Candace has dedicated her career to serving the community and is passionate about educational equity and began her career as a high school English teacher in Virginia Beach where she championed diverse texts and curriculum resources. She worked in community outreach and food equity during COVID where she worked to launch food pantries that felt more like grocery stores to address the shame associated with hunger. More recently, she served as the Multi-regional Programs Director at a local educational nonprofit where she worked to expand access to writing and communication programming for secondary students in Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities. Candace believes that learning is a communal experience and that we have an opportunity build community through out of school time programming.
In her free time, Candace enjoys reading, going to see live theatre, museums, writing, traveling and spending time with her friends and family.