Join us in celebrating the advancement of two of our leaders into new roles.
WBF continues to focus on impact and capacity building, reinforced by the promotion of two of our team members into two brand-new roles.
Candice Perry has been promoted to Chief Capacity Building Officer (CCBO). In addition to Candice’s continued oversight of our Nonprofit Excellence Impact Area, as CCBO, Candice will lead our internal capacity building efforts by working with our team to create tailored professional development plans, skill enhancement programming, leadership development, and grow our team collaboration and effectiveness.
Andrea Hays has been selected as the Foundation’s Chief Program and Impact Officer (CPIO). As CPIO, Andrea will lead our Programs and Impact Team (impact areas, learning, and Upgrade) by working to better integrate our strategies across impact areas and programs with a holistic view of our grantmaking portfolio and partnerships.
About Candice Perry
Candice joined the Foundation in 2016 as the Nonprofit Excellence Program Officer, tasked with building capacity among nonprofits in the areas of Next Generation Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness.
With a Social Service and Psychology emphasis, Candice attended the University of Maryland, Asian Division at the Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, and graduated from the University of Southern Indiana. She holds certificates from the Fundraising School and Executive Education from IU SPEA and is a past ATHENA Leadership Award nominee.
Candice began her nonprofit career in 1993 with Albion Fellows Bacon Center, a domestic and sexual violence shelter/advocacy center in Evansville, IN. Over 23 years at Albion, Candice spent 15 years supplying direct services to victims as a Legal Advocacy Program Coordinator and later became Executive Director in 2008.
She has served in lead roles for community initiatives, including the Vanderburgh County Women’s Fund, the COVID-19 Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region, Grow, and the William H. Koch Charitable Trust.
Candice and her husband Bryan live in Evansville, as do their two children and grandchild.
About Andrea Hays
Andrea joined WBF in 2008 and most recently served as the Foundation’s Healthy Communities Program Officer, overseeing the Foundation’s health initiatives.
She earned her master’s degree in public health from Indiana University and completed the MidAmerica Regional Public Health Leadership Institute fellowship program.
Andrea was selected as one of the 2020 Junior League of Evansville’s 20 Women in Business. In 2013, she was recognized as a White House Champion of Change for her leadership with the CDC Community Transformation Grant awarded to Southwest Indiana. She is a proud member of the Healthy Communities Partnership and is on the Board of Directors for both the Evansville Trails Coalition and Evansville Youth Soccer League. Andrea also serves as an adjunct faculty with the University of Southern Indiana’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
Andrea lives in Evansville with her husband, Andrew, and their three children.
