Committee member

My name is Tracey Sharpe-Smith, and I work with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, Eastern Rural Zone as a Healthy Communities Consultant with the Health Promotion Division and as part of that work, I co-chair of the Eastern Regional Wellness Coalition.

I grew up in the rural town of Upper Island Cove and now live in Coley’s Point with my husband and our cat, Penny. I have a twin sister who lives close by, and we are best friends! I convocated from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2005 with a Bachelor of Social Work and from there I moved to Gander where I spent the next five years until moving back to the Avalon in 2010. I have been a Healthy Communities Consultant for over 6 years now and prior to this I worked in Mental Health and Addictions in various roles for about 13 years.

Outside of work, I enjoy being out in my garden taking care of my flowers and my little veggie beds. I also enjoy walking, kayaking, fishing, hiking and boating. My husband and I love to travel and experience different parts of the world so we can immerse ourselves in the culture, the food, the history and the people. Traveling for me is a way to learn about the things that connect us and what I have realized over the years is that while we have things that make us unique, we are more alike than we are different.

I truly believe that communities have the wisdom, the expertise and the power in making their communities the healthiest and the best it can be! I see my role as a person to help communities uncover the strengths and resources, they may not realize they have. My role is also to aid communities in getting connected to others and to forge partnerships so we can work towards common goals. I have always followed the mantra that ‘many hands make light work’.

Every member of the ERWC contributes to the success of the network by utilizing their skills, strengths and abilities. Being connected to the ERWC is in fact like being connected to a great big extended family that is supportive, caring and there to help in any way they can. What a great thing to be a part of!