Chandler is a U.S. History Teacher at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas. Earning his bachelor’s in communications at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chandler has worked within sports journalism for 5 years throughout college and eventually landed at ESPN, working in the SportCenter department. He earned his master’s in Christian ministry from Liberty University. Chandler has used media, production, and journalistic skills to find and tell compelling stories. He has served as a yearbook advisor in previous years as well as an ambassador for media projects within the classroom, encouraging his students to find and tell stories. He is a 2013 WJMC Alumni and enjoyed the connections and new experiences that came with the conference. In his free time, he enjoys having conversations about the gospel and religion, playing his guitar and mandolin, and running half-marathons on the weekends.