A native of Oklahoma, Candee has a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Kinesiology and History from Oklahoma聽Baptist University, Shawnee, and a Master of Science in Adaptive Physical Education and聽Exercise Science from The University of Oklahoma, Norman and is just 4 courses shy of her聽Master of American History and Government at Ashland.
She has 40 years experience teaching and coaching at the high school and college level in聽Texas and Oklahoma, retiring in 2018. A recipient of the Pine Tree ISD Pirate Pride Award and聽District Community Service Award, she also received the Texas Safe School Award and the聽National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Safe School Leadership Award.聽Candee has also been presented with the coveted Leon Jaworski Award for Teaching聽Excellence in Law Focused Education. During her coaching career, her teams were District聽Champions and state playoff contenders and because of her team鈥檚 successes, she was named聽the Longview News Journal East Texas Coach of the Year for Women鈥檚 Basketball and for the聽Women鈥檚 Golf Teams, received the Texas Girls Coaches Association Points Award and the聽Texas High School Coaches Association and Coaches Education Foundation Milestone of聽Victories Award. She currently serves as a local consultant and photographer for the American聽Exchange Project and has been a wedding planner for over 16 years.
Candee and her husband Greg live in east Texas and enjoy traveling, playing golf, watching her Oklahoma Sooners and his Oklahoma State Cowboys, and serving in their church; Candee on聽the Worship Team and Greg as Deacon.
