At National Recreation and Parks Association, Candice L. Carnage has leveraged her love for numbers and problem solving into the Chief Operating and Financial Officer role for the leading non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of public parks, recreation and conservation. She is a versatile, high-energy executive with over 25 years non-profit experience who leads organizations through change and challenge to support their mission, including The Bronx Defenders, The Innocence Project, Ms. Foundation for Women and Amnesty International, USA. Her additional background with Deloitte and Touché and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment after graduating from Columbia Business School solidify her background as a music lover who is also an accountant. Candice graduated from Syracuse University (BA) and Columbia University Graduate School of Business (MBA). She serves as Treasurer of the Board of CAI Global and the Violet Torch Foundation, and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. since 1988.