Tracey is a full-time adjunct Lecturer at Calpoly, Pomona, CA, in the Plant Science Department at the Huntley College of Agriculture. She specializes in the evaluation of landscapes with an emphasis on tree diseases, insects and fertility, and tree inventory and soil health. Additionally, she is a Western Chapter ISA Certified Arborist, and member of both ISA and WCISA, and currently serves as Western Chapter Board Director.In this episode, we talk with Tracey about how about the Student Summit she put on for students in the surrounding area as well as how she received a Gear Up grant in 2019.Tracey and her school are one of the five recipients of our 2019 Gear Up Grants. The Gear Up program was created by the TCIAF as well as STIHL to provide FIVE colleges with $5,000 to be used towards the purchase of new STIHL equipment. To learn more about the program, or to enter your school, visit us at https://outsidecareers.org/gear-up/