BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tracye Strichik became the new executive director of VOICES for Alabama’s Children Aug. 1, bringing decades of education experience – from the classroom to state-level policy – to the role.
Strichik says she wants VOICES to be a bridge between policymakers and realities faced by children and their families. She describes the nonprofit’s mission as advocating for the “whole child” – from health and safety to education and out-of-school time – and using the state’s Kids Count Data Book to help shape policy that reflects what children and families truly need.
A Prattville native, Strichik attended Birmingham-Southern College on a ballet scholarship before transferring to Auburn University after a knee injury. She later earned her doctorate and built a career that spans public schools, higher education, state agencies and nonprofit leadership…