Candice Smithyman is founder and Vice President of Dream Mentors, International. She spends her time mentoring, counseling, and equipping others towards achieving accelerated transformation. She has successfully completed her Masters of Arts in Human Relations/Christian Counseling at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA , and is presently working on her doctorate in Counseling. She also holds a Masters in Theology from the International College of Excellence in Tinley Park, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University . Candice is a Board Certified Christian Counselor with the American Association of Christian Counselors, and is an ordained minister. In addition, she is an adjunct on-line professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg , VA.

She has appeared on international and local television and radio programs including: Paula White Today show, TBN local affiliates in Texas, and the Total Living Network's Significant Living program. Her radio shows, Get Real Connection and Coffee Break with Candice, aired in 7 states. She also has been a featured guest on Radio Disney AM 600 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Candice is a published author of the newly released (May 2006) book, His Sufficiency for my Authenticity:8 Keys to Authentic Relationship with God and Others. She is the June 2009 Featured Monthly Action Plan Expert for Compass International. Her new release "Created for a Purpose" will be available to Compass International coaches and their membership this month through audio and workbooks. She co-pastors Freedom Destiny Center in Orange Park, FL with her husband, Adam Smithyman. They are the proud parents of three beautiful and talented children, Alexandria , Samantha, and Nicholas. Candice wants the world to know that God is alive and He heals the brokenhearted mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.