Jessica Candy

Jessica Candy has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Jessica currently holds the position of Director, Project Management (Portfolio Management) at Optima Health since 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Sanford Health, where they held various roles including Director Technology, IT Project and Portfolio Management Office from 2020 to 2022, Director IT Service Management Office from 2018 to 2020, and Manager IT Project and Portfolio Office from 2017 to 2018. Before joining Sanford Health, Jessica served as the Director of Project Management Office at Intelligent InSites from 2014 to 2017. Jessica also had previous stints at Sanford Health as IT Project Office Manager from 2014 to 2014, IT Project Manager from 2011 to 2014. Jessica's earlier work experience includes working at BCBSND as a Sr. Project Manager from 2008 to 2011, and at DMS Health Technologies as Project Manager from 2005 to 2008. Jessica started their career at Community First Bank, where they held roles such as BSA/Check Fraud Detection Systems Supervisor from 2002 to 2005, and Online Banking Supervisor from 2001 to 2002.

Jessica Candy received their Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education from Concordia College, completing their studies from 1996 to 1999. In addition to their degree, they also hold certifications in ITIL4 Foundations obtained in April 2019 and LEAN Mastery obtained in June 2015. Furthermore, they have a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), although the specific dates of obtaining this certification are not provided.