Tracie Blummer volunteered as a Leadership Intern for BuildaBridge’s international programs in Fall 2011. She is currently the Program Coordinator at the Philadelphia Parks Alliance, an organization that advocates for parks and open space for all in Philadelphia. She holds a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management and International Development Planning from Virginia Tech University. Tracie served two years as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Step by Step Inc. in West Virginia and spent a year teaching English and volunteering with Yunnan Mountain Heritage Foundation in China. She also earned a bachelor of fine art Metals/Jewelry/Computer Aided Design from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Tracie Blummer is Program Coordinator for the Philadelphia Parks Alliance. In her role as a Leadership Internship with BuildaBridge, she focused on building the capacity of international programs particularly our Artists on Call certification initiative. She has also served as the technical writer for the UNICEF Haiti Project.