Candace Waldron

Candace Waldron, MDiv, is an educator, administrator, and public policy advocate in violence prevention and women’s health. She has served as executive director of a domestic violence agency, director of women’s health in a community hospital and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and coordinator of a rape crisis center. Gender equality has been foundational in Waldron’s professional pursuits yet even so, she felt unprepared when her adolescent daughter disclosed being transgender. She wrote My Daughter He to help other parents be better equipped and more informed when parenting their nonconforming or transgender children and currently cofacilitates PFLAG support groups for parents in the Boston area.