Candice Alder
Co-founder & principal consultant
Responsible AI leadership for high-trust professions.
Leadership at the intersection of ethics, governance, and practice
Candice is an AI ethics and governance consultant specializing in the responsible integration of artificial intelligence in human-services settings. Her work helps organizations in high-trust sectors such as professional regulation, healthcare, social services, and education adopt AI in ways that are responsible, practical, and aligned with professional obligations.
Candice brings over two decades of experience across mental health practice, education, organizational leadership, and professional and regulatory governance. Her work includes senior governance and policy leadership within regulated professional environments, authorship of professional guidance on ethical AI use, and advisory support to organizations developing AI policies, training programs, and implementation strategies.
She supports leaders and teams in navigating the real-world risks of AI (privacy and confidentiality, informed consent, bias and inequity, documentation integrity, and vendor accountability) while ensuring technology strengthens, rather than undermines, trust and quality of care.
Credentials & affiliations
- IEEE CertifAIEd™ Authorized Assessor: independent assessments of AI systems against internationally recognized ethical and governance criteria
- AI Working Group Chair, Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR)
- Author, professional guideline on ethical AI use: BCACC's AI and Clinical Practice guideline for clinical counsellors (2025)
- Contributor, IEEE Standards Association: international standards development for responsible and trustworthy AI
- BCACC Board President
Ongoing commentary
Regular posts on AI ethics, governance, and mental health, including commentary on Illinois' AI therapy ban.
Follow Candice on LinkedIn ↗How Candice works
- Human-centred: grounded in duty of care and real service relationships
- Practical: implementation-focused, not theoretical or vendor-driven
- Governance-informed: aligned with professional, regulatory, and legal expectations
- Context-specific: tailored to your sector, risks, and readiness
- Plain-language: clear guidance your teams can actually use
Start with a conversation
An introductory consultation is a chance to talk through where your organization is today and what a sensible next step might look like.