TED Community » Tracey Vickery

About Me

Educational Strategist and Director for the IQuest Global Enrichment Center in Austin, Texas.  Tracey is instrumental in developing creative, effective learning solutions at IQuest for today's tech savvy students.
She is a long time Austinite and University of Texas graduate, as well as a passionate college admissions strategist, certified abacus mental math instructor, invited speaker at local conferences, events, and schools, and educational outreach adviser for the Austin chapter of the World Affairs Council. She co-founded Summer Wonders, an award-winning gifted enrichment summer camp, and was a founding board member of The Girls' School of Austin where she taught.
She currently teaches classes in entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity, and leads 3-day student workshops on college admissions during the summer months. Her true gift lies in helping families with long-range planning and matching students with colleges that best complement their unique skills and abilities. She is particularly suited to assist students with international options and has visited schools in Canada, England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, France, and the Czech Republic.
She is married and has two daughters, an 11th grader who attends an International Baccalaureate school in Austria and a college-aged daughter who attends university just outside of London, England.