Working across grassroots initiatives, K–12 education, nonprofits, and higher education, Oceania builds bridges between people, systems, and ideas—creating strategies and connections that generate lasting, sustainable impact.
Oceania has worked with numerous institutions and organizations - consulting and leading programs, workshops and change initiatives. Some of those include:
The University of Michigan
Michigan State University
Wayne State University
Mercy Education Project
Detroit Public Schools
Motor City Street Dance Academy
Garage Cultural
Compás Detroit
RoundHere
Rocket Companies
optiMize - Social Innovation & Entrepeneruship
and more!
Currently, Oceania serves as Program and External Engagement Manager for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She leads the design of curriculum and data-informed program strategy, leads stewardship efforts, and actively engages and recruits a diverse network of founders, industry leaders, and institutional partners. Through this work, she advances the college’s social innovation agenda while contributing to the growth of Michigan’s broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.
VISION TO REALITY
Candace Oceania provides strategic consulting in program design, implementation, and evaluation, with expertise spanning arts and culture integration, event curation and coordination, organizational culture, and systems and process improvement. Her work centers on helping organizations, institutions, and creative ventures build impactful, community-centered experiences and sustainable operational practices that align vision with execution.
01
Intentional
Structure
02
Collaborative
Energy
03
Expert
Facilitation
CONTACT
