Traci Wilkerson Steckel, the founder of Traci’s Paws, is back after taking a more passive role in the nonprofit due to her struggle with migraines.
Steckel started Traci’s Paws in 2013. She was inspired by her Texas childhood, when she said she was always taking in unwanted animals. That didn’t stop when Steckel grew up. As a teacher, she took in plenty of class pets too, but didn’t feel she was doing right by them.
She considered starting her own venture, but talked to shelters and rescues and heard they needed help with food, volunteers and the business side of things. So Traci’s Paws was born…