Candice-Leigh Baumgardner - Vice-President
Candice-Leigh Baumgardner is a research consultant with a focus on design strategy in the consumer, automotive, and health care industries. She is an Associate Professor of Humanities & Sciences at ArtCenter College of Design, where she also teaches in the graduate program for Systems and Transportation Design and serves as the Director of Social Sciences and Research. She received her Master’s degrees in Choral and Instrumental Conducting from the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. Prof. Baumgardner has contributed to various industry publications, including FastCompany and HOW magazine, and served as an external reviewer for AIGA’s journal, Dialectic. She has served on the board of Peace Montessori (Oak Park, CA) and as a board liaison representing the faculty of ArtCenter College of Design.