About: Candice Storey Lee

Candice Storey Lee is the current director of athletics for Vanderbilt University. Lee attended college at Vanderbilt, where she played on the school's women's basketball team, suffering two major injuries. She is a triple alumna of the university, having received a bachelor's degree, a master's degree in counseling, and a doctorate in higher education administration there. Lee began her athletics administration career at Vanderbilt in 2002, serving first as an academic adviser and then compliance director. Working under the late athletic director David Williams, Lee was named the department’s senior woman administrator in 2004, a responsibility she held until 2020. She also assumed the title of deputy athletic director in 2016, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the athletic departme