Candy Schladenhauffen is in her twenty-first year at Ivy Tech Community College where she has served in her current position in the Northeast region as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs since 2010. Prior to that, she was faculty and chair of the Respiratory Care program, and Dean for the School of Health Sciences. 

Before joining Ivy Tech, Candy worked in the acute care setting as a respiratory care practitioner in a variety of roles and locales across the country.

Candy has a Bachelor of Science degree in General Studies from Indiana University and a Master of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Purdue University. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Education at Northcentral University, focusing on Organizational Leadership.