Candace Browdy, Executive Director of ConnectLakeCounty, leads the nonprofit in its effort to close the digital divide in the northeastern part of Illinois. Her prior work includes developing and managing the first Community Health Worker program for the Lake County Health Department, and serving as the ED for the Schuler Scholar Program, the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, and the Chicago International Charter Schools.
Candace graduated from the Indiana Kelley School of Business with a BS in Marketing and from Loyola University Chicago with an MS in Human Resources. With over 30 years experience leading and guiding mission driven organizations, Candace continues to view her work through a lens that centers diversity, equity, and inclusion. She recently launched the Collar County Plus Workgroup to create opportunities for collaboration between the six counties that are in or border the Chicago metropolitan area.
Candace and her team at ConnectLakeCounty served as advisors to the White House on a project to streamline the ACP application process and work closely with local, state, and national community anchor institutions to build the sustainable solutions necessary to bridge the digital divide.
