March E- News Spotlight
 by Bridget Huckabee
Meet Tracey Hayes 
Chamber Leadership Board Member and
 Chair of the Membership Committee

Tracey Hayes doesn’t let any grass grow under her feet as a financial advisor for Edward Jones. This active business woman also chairs the Membership Committee of the Chamber’s Leadership Board, is founder and President of the Stanly Women’s Associated Network (SWAN), works out, cycles, hikes and is training for the Naked Mountain Triathlon on Morrow Mountain in May. Oh yes, she also has four children.
A native of Buffalo, New York, Tracey moved south 11 years ago to escape the weather and the lack of jobs. She has been with Edward Jones for 6 years. She is married to Mark and her children range in age from 16 to 26. Two are still at home. “Not quite an empty nest yet,” she says. 

Her Chamber position involves promoting Chamber membership. She is a firm believer in its advantages for business people in the community. 
”It provides referrals that can be followed with confidence,” she says, “It connects people throughout Stanly County, and the best way to make these connections is not just to become a member but to get involved with the Chamber activities.” By participating in some of the many Chamber events, she feels that Chamber membership offers many avenues to make these connections with others in the county-wide business community.

Tracey founded SWAN in 2011 with the same idea of creating helpful connections. Women members meet monthly at the Stanly Community College Small Business Center in downtown Albemarle. Inspirational speakers encourage members to mentor and lead, to become advocates for positive change and to encourage the ideal of service. Each year the community makes nominations for the SWAN Inspire Award and a SWAN committee decides the recipient. The award is for women in the community who emulate confidence, strength, integrity, and passion and who have a positive impact on the community. SWAN also provides a scholarship for a female High School senior.

To learn more about Tracey, Give her a call
at Edward Jones in Albemarle(704) 986-1423 or vist her at 
51 Highway 24/27 Bypass E, Albemarle, NC 28001