Tracey has over 20 years’ experience in Australia and the UK specialising in Marketing, Communications and Student/Visitor Attraction. Before migrating to the Sunshine Coast, Tracey held positions at Starlight Children’s Foundation as the National Marketing Executive and Navitas, in the English Language and Careers & Industry divisions as MarComms Manager. On the Sunshine Coast, Tracey worked for successful start-ups atmail and Zone RV, before going on to be the Marketing Manager for Visit Sunshine Coast. In 2020 she was successfully awarded the Study Sunshine Coast contract which she held for almost 4 years. In this role she managed both state and local LGA funding to deliver their flagship employability and wellbeing program for students, she also set-up the Youth Innovation Sunshine Coast (YISC) advisory group, delivered the Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards in 2022/23, and created the Sunshine Coast Jobs Hub and Student Jobs Hubs. Tracey then moved into a local government role, utilising these skills as the Industry Development Lead – Knowledge Economy and Talent for Sunshine Coast Council where she also completed her Australian Certified Economic Developer (ACEcD) accreditation, before taking on the role of Project Manager for the Sunshine Coast Regional Jobs Committee.