Love of Aging Co-Founders

Candace Shivers is a founder/principal of the Love of Aging movement, along with her good friends and colleagues, Maureen Charles and Liz Dietz.

At age 65, following the death of her dear husband Emmett, Candace reinvented herself, launching her current career in the field of aging. Candace served for 9 years as a Special Projects Manager for WISE & Healthy Aging, a nonprofit providing innovative programming for older adults. Now 78, she is a champion for older adults living a healthy and vibrant lifestyle and a leader, educator, and expert on the impact of attitude on the quality of life as we age. 

She also got busy on her bucket list. Having never left the United States, she became a world traveler and has now been to Armenia, Italy, China, the Netherlands, Belgium, Tibet, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Mexico, Cuba, and Canada. She has taken Bollywood dance lessons, started practicing yoga, began weight training, and studied astronomy. 

At 69, Candace rocked the runway as a fashion model raising funds for one of Santa Monica’s premier non-profits and for a prestigious local women’s club. To celebrate her 70th birthday, she trained for and completed her first half-marathon, raising thousands of dollars for cancer research along the way. At age 75, she joined her local Rotary International club, where she is the president-elect for 2026-27 (her 80th year!) She also volunteers with Music Mends Minds, a nonprofit that creates musical support groups for individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and other neurological disorders.

A renowned public speaker, Candace spent 36 years training people from around the globe in effective communication, leadership, and public speaking – talents she brings to  Love of Aging every day.

Candace is proud to be from Hope, Arkansas, Home of the World’s Largest Watermelon.