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Kandace Hyland

Director of Marketing and Public Relations

Kandace is an experienced marketing and public relations leader with more than a decade of professional experience. She is currently employed by Salesforce. During her time living in Minneapolis and Atlanta, she became interested in refugee advocacy, and through an introduction from a friend, Kandace began volunteering with Their Story is Our Story in 2020. She seeks to use her skills and experience to expand the platform, reach, and impact of refugee stories. Kandace has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management-International Marketing from Brigham Young University. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City metro area with her husband, Chad, and their mini goldendoodle, Ahsoka.

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What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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