Speakers
Candace Inghram
Workshop/Breakout Sessions
A positive school culture creates a healthy environment where staff choose to not only remain employed but also engaged, both of which affect student success. Join us for an overview of current trends in school culture and the identification of concerns specific to Colorado educators. We’ll share approaches that protect teachers from burnout and collaborate on both classroom and campus-wide strategies that help them focus on student success while maintaining their own health and wellness. Attendees will gain ideas and resources that can be implemented immediately to reduce stress and raise happiness among staff.
Please take the post-workshop survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ac24-culture
Candace Inghram is a communication specialist with a comprehensive background in education and athletics. As Director of Outreach, Candace is responsible for cultivating AAE’s outreach to targeted communities, including educators, school leaders, policy allies, and other strategic partners. This include partnership development, existing partnership support, presentations as assigned to potential members, potential partners, and other targeted audiences.
She began her career as a highly-qualified and certified teacher in her hometown, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. While earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, Candace gained valuable experience working in recruiting for the University of Alabama football team, and developing her love of football. Her experience prepared her to work in the NFL and NBA. She worked in public/media relations and communications for the Kansas City Chiefs, Indiana Pacers, and Cleveland Browns.
Candace earned an MA in public relations from Indiana University. She also worked in business development for the law firm, Faegre Baker Daniels. Candace then returned to her passion of education and shared stories to connect alumni and businesses in a philanthropic manner as a Director of Development for Ball State University and the Director of Development for Athletics at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Ariel Elliott serves as regional director for the Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE), supporting and serving PACE members throughout Colorado and working to introduce many more educators to the benefits of PACE and the importance of membership in a professional association.
Ariel started her professional career in hotel management before transitioning to the association industry five years ago. She recently served as Education Director and Membership Development Director at the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (now Trusted Choice Insurance Agents of Colorado). As membership director Ariel grew membership and other programs offered by the association substantially. Ariel is a licensed property and casualty insurance professional and a tax professional.