Traci was born in Illinois and moved to Arizona when she was 4. She has always had a love of animals and a passion to help improve their lives. Traci attended Pima Medical Institute and received her certification in 2009. She started working at Topaz in 2010. Traci left Topaz in 2019 and worked at a veterinary diagnostic lab prior to returning to Topaz in 2020. Traci currently has a feisty Siamese cat named Ember. In her free time, she enjoys reading, being outdoors, and traveling.