Candance Patel-Taylor

As Vice President for Marketing and Communications at Concern Worldwide US, Candance Patel-Taylor leads a team of strategic marketers and storytellers dedicated to advancing Concern’s mission of ending extreme poverty—whatever it takes. She oversees the organization’s messaging, brand positioning, and multi-channel engagement strategies to inspire action and deepen donor commitment.

With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, and communications, Candance first joined Concern as Regional Development Manager for the Midwest Office, where she managed individual giving, major donor stewardship, corporate partnerships, and public awareness initiatives. She later spearheaded the transformation of Concern’s special events, leading the development of virtual experiences such as Women of Concern Presents: WORK OF ART and the award-winning Concern Global Gala: Unite to Fight Hunger.

Candance is passionate about leveraging storytelling to drive impact and engagement, ensuring that Concern’s programs and the communities we partner with remain at the heart of every image, message, and campaign.

She holds a BA in Marketing Communications (Public Relations) from Columbia College Chicago and a Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies Certificate from the University of Cambridge. A Wisconsin native, she has traveled to 30 countries and lived in Accra, Ghana, and London, UK, but now calls Chicagoland home with her husband and three children.