Tracy’s family moved to Florida when she was 1 year’s old landing first in Palatka before moving permanently to St. Augustine in 1976 where she attended 1st grade at R.B. Hunt Elementary School. After graduating from SAHS in 1987, she attended Flagler College earning a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Tracy comes from a family of educators including her mother who was an elementary school teacher at R.B. Hunt and her father who retired after 29 years as an administrator at Flagler College. Tracy currently teaches at Flagler College as Assistant Professor of Psychology and director of the Psychology program. She received both a Master’s degree (2006) and PhD in Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) (2017). She has published in peer-reviewed academic journals and presented at various national industry conferences.

Over the years, Tracy has been an active member in the community, most notably, she was instrumental in helping to open the doors of Betty Griffin Center in 1992. Tracy and her husband, Mark, have a son and a daughter who both graduated from Pedro Menendez High School.