Candice Wicks-Davis, M.A.Ed.
Entrepreneur | Facilitator | Speaker | International Artist | Organizer
Candice runs marathons • Took off by herself in Cuba • Loves off roading • Touched Prince's hand at a concert • Did a speaking tour in Iran • Swam around a sand dune in the Indian Ocean • Taught Afro-Latino History • Took a boat ride on the Nile River • Got lost in Barcelona...on purpose • Facilitated three trainings in three states in three days • Took a bus from Uganda to Rwanda • Survived the canopy walk at Kakum National Park in Ghana...three times • Got on a rowboat in Malta and had lunch on a random island • Has performed and recorded music in 7 countries making music with local artists• Was interviewed on International TV broadcast all over the Middle East and Africa • Was the artist in residence for the International Congress on Critical Pedagogy & Transformative Leadership at the University of Malta • Received the Distinguished graduate student award • Collects owl and pineapples figurines • Was named a Woman to Watch by KQED in 2017• Wrote a song for UNESCO's Women in Africa curriculum • Lead singer of beat boxing combo Antique Naked Soul • Loves vintage clothing • 2017 Cubena McClure Arts and Culture Award recipient• Co-wrote a hip hop seder for the Contemporary Jewish Museum • Has been married for 11 years • Is the mother of 2 boys.
Bethanie Hines Photography
Education
B.A. Sociology
University of California, Berkeley 2002
M.A.Ed. Educational Leadership
San Francisco State University 2010
Special Projects
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Women in Africa Curriculum Module, Songwriter for Wangari Maathai Module
Contemporary Jewish Museum, Hip-Hop Seder, Co-writer and performer
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Bay Area Now 7 Festival selected artist, Body Politic Think Tank Artist and Urban Futures Think Tank Artist
Volunteer Program Manager of award-winning youth performance ensemble, Young Gifted & Black of Oakland (Yerba Buena 100, 2019)
Awards
Distinguished Graduate Student Award, San Francisco State University, 2010
Roots Fellowship, Department of Children Youth and their Families, 2009-2010
Artist in Residence, International Institute for Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Leadership, University of Malta, 2013
Winner of the Deli Magazine Artist of the Month Poll, 2015
RAW Natural Born Artist, 2014
KQED Women to Watch, 2017
Flying Under the Radar Fellowship: Brazil, 2016-17
Cubena McClure Arts & Culture Award, 2017
City of Oakland City Council Proclamation, 2022
Certificate of Honor from the Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, 2022
Certificate of Honor from the San Francisco Mayor’s Office, 2022
Special Sauce
Twenty-five years of experience as an educator and facilitator
Provided professional development for hundreds of professionals & dozens of organizations
Experience working with a wide variety of institutions including City and County governments, School Districts, Schools, Libraries, Hospitals, Universities, Non profits, Businesses, Arts Institutions
Expert facilitation, problem solving, systems design and organization skills
Professional international artist
Commitment to community empowerment
