Meet Tracey!

Storm Corps Team Leaders: Getting to Know You Questionnaire

The Basics
1. Name: Tracey Holmes
2. Nickname(s): Trae
3. Hometown: Waynesboro, Virginia
4. Where you live now: Springfield, Virginia
5. Favorite thing about where you live now: Not too big and not too small…just right!
6. College(s) attended and degree(s) received: James Madison University, BS Communications

Work
7. United Way where you work: United Way of America
8. Job title: NFL Partnership Director
9. Work accomplishment you are most proud of: NFL/United Way Advertising Series, Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show
10. What first brought you to United Way: I wanted to save the world, of course. :)
11. Why you stay with United Way: Because I still want to save the world--even if my view of it has gotten a lot smaller.

Storm Corps
12. Why you applied to be a Team Leader: Because I want to see it for myself and be able to tell this story from experience.
13. First reaction when you found out you were accepted: Fear--I'm not a camper.
14. What you are most excited about: Meeting the participants--I read a lot of applications. They're amazing people.
15. What you are least excited about: "roughing it"
16. What you could step up and do really well if needed: When we're finished, I want it to be totally obvious we were there.  Count on me to make sure the job gets done.
17. What you would rather not have to do: Anything to do with mold.
18. What you are hoping to get out of Storm Corps:A story to tell.

Fun
19. Secret – or not so secret - talent(s) you are willing to share: I give a pretty good shoulder massage.
20. Hobbies: I read chick books and watch chick flicks. I can spend hours shopping with my friends. (I consider decorating a hobby.) I like to ride the bike path by my house or play with the Koi in the backyard. Last summer, I grew some beautiful tomatoes and managed not to kill my Gerber daisies (major accomplishment). I listen to self-help CDs on long rides and talk radio on short ones. In January, I started working out in the exercise room at work and miraculously, I'm still doing it.
21. People and/or animals you live with: My husband Mark, three children (Aisha, Michael and Makayla), our dog Jellybean and about 65 Koi--some 30 inches long.   
22. Things you want/plan to do in the near future: Complete the curriculum for my volunteer project called Jumpin' Jills. It's an after-school program for girls designed to help reverse the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.
23. Things you want/plan to do in a while: Later, much later, my husband and I will move to the country and open a Bed & Breakfast.
24. Three adjectives that best describe you: hard working, loyal, empathetic
25. Three adjectives that definitely would not describe you: outdoorsy, outgoing, sell out
26. Personal motto or mantra: It is what it is.
27. What you are most proud of:My family

Favorites
28. Food: Potato chips (don't tell anyone), baked salmon, spinach, anything with cheese on it
29. Book: A Time to Kill, The Purpose Driven Life, The Secret Life of Bees
30. TV show: 24, House, American Idol, Law & Order SVU, Commander in Chief
31. Movie: The Color Purple, 50 First Dates
32. Quote: What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. Oprah Winfrey

Comments

[penny and moma]

hi trae. you look so pretty on your page. i hope everything is going well. how was the tent? moma says she loves you and take good care of yourself. you are precious cargo. we love you and are also wondering where you plug up your phone.

[Trae]

Hi Mom and Sis,

Good to hear from you. Things are going great here. We took a tour of the area today. The news coverage simply doesn't do it justice. The damage is unbelievable. There's limited power here so I am able to charge my phone. I brought by car chargers as well. Tomorrow, we're going to do a little interior demo. Wish me luck!

Love you all,

Trae

[Sierra]

Hey Trae I just want to say beautiful pic for a t-toally beautiful person inside and out. Thanks for everything you hAVE DONE FOR ME Im lovin every minute here ...

[Beautiful Black Butterfly]

I would like to say that you look very stunning.