Our Team

She has spent more than 10 years of her professional career building company cultures and programs that attract, motivate and retain the best talent to maximize business results which serve as the foundation to Terra Veta’s success. She has an impeccable track record of in-scope, in-budget and on-time delivery of managed projects across a wide variety of industries, including professional sports, technology, manufacturing, healthcare and retail.

Candice moved to the St. Louis region from California in December 2012 with her husband and co-owner, Justin Mills, who was stationed at Scott AFB. Since relocating, they've expanded their family to a total of five and have made O'Fallon, IL their permanent home. With the fusion of their experiences and entrepreneurial ambitions, they started Terra Veta in 2017.

He guided multiple award-winning airfield operations teams across the U.S., led multinational airspace management teams overseas, and oversaw air traffic control and landing system resources for the Air Force Air Mobility Command.

After leaving the Air Force, Justin joined Vertical GeoSolutions where he was the lead aeronautical products quality control manager and the airfield feature data program manager.

Justin is a recognized leader who develops strong teams that are driven to excel.

Lauren attended Eastern Illinois University where she received a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a concentration in GIS and a minor in history. In addition to her studies she also managed a campus dining hall supervising 10 shift managers and 90 workers as an undergrad student herself.

After graduation Lauren began her career at Vertical GeoSolutions, where she worked for 5 years on various NGA products. By the time she left she felt she had found her niche as a QC/technical lead.

Brandon also graduated from Southern Illinois Carbondale’s Aviation Management Program in 2018 and is actively working towards his private pilot’s license.