Tracee Blake has worked in education for over 3O years. She began her career as an elementary special education teacher. She then transitioned to early childhood when she landed a position as the early childhood teacher consultant for Port Huron Schools and eventually was privileged to be the principal for the school district’s early childhood center when it opened in 2018. During that time she developed a passion for helping staff cultivate relationships with each other, their students, and families and the understanding of the impact trauma has on the developing brain. She then moved to St Clair County RESA where she worked with infants and toddlers in their homes to help families find the social, health, and educational services that promote the development of their young children with special needs.

Tracee believes in helping our youngest learners develop a sense of belonging that starts with being authentically connected to the adults in their lives.