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About

Clayton Gonzales.

Clayton Gonzales, founder of Candela

15

Years in Nonprofit Leadership

I spent fifteen years in nonprofit leadership, most recently as a senior leader at CWEE, one of Colorado's most effective workforce development organizations. I have a master's in clinical mental health counseling, and I am an OIF veteran.

Candela came from a frustration I lived. The teams doing the most important work were the least equipped to remember it or explain it. Every report started from nothing. Every good story lived in one person's head until they left.

Candela is the memory layer that was always missing.

I designed program frameworks used across Colorado, including the Core 4 model adopted by Urban Peak and featured in their 2025 Mothership Impact evaluation report.

Candela

Collective Plasticity Ltd d/b/a Candela

Contact: clayton@candela.education