Dr. Candace Elaine Wicks is the esteemed Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year 2007-2008. She is known for her relentless commitment to student success and creative teaching methods. Candace has been a passionate advocate for education for thirty years. She employed diverse teaching strategies to accommodate different learning styles, ensuring that all her students felt valued and capable of achieving their goals. Now her priority is community service as a Diamond Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Southwest Past Regional Director of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. She has turned a traumatic, life-changing experience into a tale of faith, hope, service, and accomplishment. Candace serves on the City of Dallas Commission on Disabilities, District 3. Wicks earned her Doctorate in Biblical Exposition from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia.