Biography

Tracie Roberson Heidt, Executive Director

Qualifications

Our director, Tracie Heidt, has been a Christian for over 25 years and has had a passion for travel since she was a little girl. She has visited more than 20 different countries and has been a weekly Youth leader since April 2000. She has been leading Christian education and mission trips for over 8 years.

Employment and Volunteer Work:

Sixes United Methodist Church August 2006 to present

Woodstock United Methodist Church April 2000 to Dec 2004

• Youth and Children’s Ministry Leader (pro bono)

• Promoted personal and spiritual growth in young people through fellowship, discipleship, service and mission opportunities as both a teacher and a youth leader. Created custom educational curriculum, researched, organized and led several domestic mission trips, organized and led numerous one-day to week-long youth retreats, organized and led numerous day trips for children’s ministry, facilitated and led youth participation in several social awareness charitable functions, was a direct supporter of mission trips and tsunami and Katrina relief efforts, was an integral force in many charitable benefits for local needy families, and worked with local homeless ministry.

Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory Sept 1990 to June 1995

Budget and Personnel Assistant

• Promote education to the general population as to the importance of cultural knowledge and diversity through artifact conservation, seminars, workshops and in the museum gift shop. Primary responsibilities included training and supervising work study students and volunteers, assisting in the execution of numerous educational special events and fundraisers, reorganizing accounting system for operative efficiency, preparing budget projections and monitoring and distributing payroll for up to 65 employees.

Institute for Shipboard Education Aug 1993 to Dec 1993

Semester at Sea Program Fall 1993

Global studies program involving field work and cross-cultural exposure

• Extensive group and independent travel in eleven countries.

• Extensive participation in cultural immersion experiences

• Focused study of International Law and International Studies

• Dean’s List and Ambassador’s Club member

• Semester at Sea Field Office Work Study Assistant

• Responsibilities included monitoring student and faculty trips and trip sales overseas, advising students and faculty on international travel safety and cultural awareness, participating in various field practica, and general clerical and accounting duties.

Leadership and Community Leadership Roles and Service:

Philanthropic Endeavors

• High School Sunday School Teacher

• Weekly Youth Group Leader

• Researched, organized, facilitated and led community event on purity with prominent Christian author as speaker

• Guest speaker at elementary schools on topics of cultural awareness

• Volunteer Girl Scout leader on topics related to International Studies, female roles in the world and the environment

• 30 Hour Famine for world hunger awareness

• Direct financial and time volunteer for Operation Christmas Child

• Direct financial supporter and time volunteer of mission trips to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Russia, Uganda and Tanzania

• Direct financial supporter of various tsunami and Katrina relief efforts

• Participated in various committees that organized and led many benefits for local needy families and children for gas, groceries, school supplies, summer lunch programs and Christmas gifts

• Worked with homeless ministry to provide Sunday hot breakfasts and worship services to homeless locals

Languages & Travel:

Extensive International and Domestic Travel

• Mexico (Cultural awareness, archaeology, tourism) May 1990

• Germany, France, Switzerland (cultural awareness, tourism) April 1992

• Canada, Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Egypt, Turkey,

Ukraine, Greece, Morocco (study abroad, cultural awareness/immersio Fall 93

• St. Maarten, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, and Aruba (eco-tourism) May 1994

• Jamaica (eco-tourism) May 2004

• Belize (mission opportunity, cultural immersion, eco-tourism) June 2005

• Russia (mission opportunity, educational exchange, tourism) March 2006

• Italy (cultural immersion, tourism) June 2006

• Bermuda (study religious/anti-slavery history, voluntourism) April 2008

• Tanzania (mission opportunity, educational research) August 2008

• Bahamas (eco-tourism, educational research) August 2008

• Travel to 70% of the United States

Languages

• Basic knowledge of French and Spanish with exposure to Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Swahili and German

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