Tracey has focused on community development within the voluntary and community sector for 18 years and works for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Eight of those years were voluntary, becoming a practitioner as well as an advocating the needs of communities, on local, regional, national and international forums. For the last 10 years she has worked with individuals and communities to develop, co-ordinate and manage new initiatives - working locally to meet the needs of communities and strategically in developing and evaluating services.
Tracey enjoys action research - working directly with individuals and groups to bring about change, develop opportunities and redress imbalances.