Candice L. Broce

Director

Leadership

Candice L. Broce was appointed on September 16, 2021, by Gov. Brian P. Kemp to serve as the director of the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS). In this capacity, she supports the efforts and services of more than 7,000 DFCS employees dedicated to the safety, self-sufficiency, and well-being of Georgia’s most vulnerable families and children.

Prior to her recent appointment, Broce most recently served as chief operating officer in the Governor's Office. She also previously served as communications director and chief deputy executive counsel in the Kemp administration. Broce previously managed communications and served as legal counsel for elections and legislative affairs at the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. Broce holds a bachelor's degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.

A Bartow County native, Broce lives in White, Georgia, with her husband, Jason, and two sons, Beau and Jack. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children, Georgia Executive Children's Cabinet, State Workforce Development Board, Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council, Board of Community Supervision, Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund Commission, and Georgia Commission on Family Violence.