Morgan Tracey is a Champion, Ohio, native who served in AmeriCorps NCCC after graduating from Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. As a corps member, Morgan built homes for low-income families in Blythe, CA. She also worked within the community on fire safety with the United States Forest Service in Pollock Pines, CA. While in Astoria, OR, Morgan and her team worked with Clatsop Community Action to restore a historic building for community use and with the local food bank. Morgan also prepared taxes for the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance program in Phoenix, AZ, and with the Boys and Girls Club in Pasadena, CA.
After AmeriCorps Morgan spent summers working with the Forest Service as a wildland firefighter and a senior firefighter on the Eldorado Interagency Hotshot Crew. In the winters, Morgan went to law school and in 2010 passed the bar exam. Currently, Morgan is part of the United States National Skeleton Program training at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid with her sights on 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In 2012, Morgan was honored as a Champion of Change during AmeriCorps Alums Day at the White House.