Candace Bertotti

Candace Bertotti, MPA, PMP, is the founder of Candid Communications and specializes in negotiation, interpersonal communication, influence, crisis communication, and conflict resolution to help individuals, teams, and organizations increase effectiveness and achieve better results.

Bertotti served in the federal government for seven years at the U.S. Department of Education where she helped negotiate multi-million dollar contracts as well as controversial content decisions among multiple stakeholders and differing political administrations. Her expertise extends to her role as a Master Certified Trainer in "Crucial Conversations®", "Crucial Confrontations®", and "Influencer Training™", and she has over ten years of experience in communication and leadership development. Bertotti now helps clients experience wide-spread improvements to productivity, internal and external communications, negotiation and influence, and overall effectiveness.

Bertotti serves as adjunct faculty at Georgetown Law School teaching Negotiation and is a mediator for the District of Columbia Superior Court for child abuse cases. Previously, she served on the faculty at the University of Maryland in the Center for International Development and Conflict Management for five years where she taught Negotiation, Decision-Making, and Crisis Leadership to the federal government. Her keynote speaking topics include Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Leadership, addressing not only educational institutions but also high-profile clients such as NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Reading Hospital, and Johnson & Johnson.