Tracy is a citizen of the Nipmuc Tribe, the original People of Central Massachusetts, a wife and mother of three adult daughters. She was born in Putnam, CT, and lived on her family’s homestead in Woodstock, CT in her early years. Raised in New York City, Tracy returned to Massachusetts in 1990 and currently resides on ancestral Nipmuc land.
Tracy has always made a conscious effort to be involved in the Indigenous community including powwows, regalia making, beading, being a member of the Nipmuc women’s group, and continuing to preserve our traditional language. She believes there is nothing else like being in community with other Indigenous People and contributing to the preservation of our culture and traditions.
Tracy has a Master's degree in Public Health and continues to work on research pertaining to the connection of intergenerational trauma and health disparities of the Indigenous population. She will use her knowledge of structural bias, social inequities, and racism to assist in improving the health equity of the Indigenous communities she serves.
Tracy is a Board of Director of The Women of Color Health Equity Collective where she serves on various committees as well as co-facilitate cultural humility and race equity training. The Collective works with local organizations to help bring awareness to systemic and institutional racism. This work is helping to change the narrative of how organizations approach, in particular, marginalized populations in the work they do.
Tracy pledges to continue to support and serve the Indigenous population at large and vows to always apply a public health approach in the work she does.
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