Tracy is Chief Executive of the Sunderland-based Northern Housing Consortium (NHC), a membership organisation for housing associations, local authorities and combined authorities in the North. Tracy has worked in the social housing sector for over 20 years and has unparalleled insight into the opportunities and challenges facing NHC members, who own or manage 9 out of every 10 social homes across the North.

Tracy is passionate about the difference to communities that the social housing sector can make. She is keen to bring NHC members together with Government and residents to work towards making sure that everyone in the North has a safe, warm home that they can afford in place they are proud of.

Tracy is also a Trustee at Age UK Tyneside and has a breadth of commercial experience gained in multinational corporations, as well as in a small family business supplying the construction industry.