Tracy Kelley is a select board candidate for the Town of Mashpee this May. Born and raised in Mashpee and a proud product of Mashpee Public Schools, Tracy received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her master's from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A mother, daughter, sister, cousin, niece and aunty, Tracy is thorough and compassionate, thoughtful and patient, driven and studious, and not simply smart, but Mashpee smart!

Tracy will bring viewpoints to the select board that will differ from the past, with the energy of a 40-year-old who can relate and perhaps champion the perspectives of that age demographic here in Mashpee. I believe her presence within the highest level of our town leadership will provoke meaningful discussion and thorough deliberation regarding all town matters.

Personally, I am excited to see her achieve her potential, as she works hard to earn support for election to the select board.

All things considered, she may even inspire a new era of town residents to become further engaged in governance.

Trish Keliinui
Turtle Clan Mother