Tracy Hunt
What’s your current position?
I am the Assistant Vice President of In-Home Services at Allied Services. I have been employed at Allied Services for 31 years this June. I started here right after I graduated from Marywood. I had the opportunity to advance my career here by working in a few other divisions. I started in our Developmental Services right after I graduated from Marywood. Then moved onto the Behavioral Health and made my permanent stay with In-Home Services. I have been in this division for the majority or my career here. I started as a coordinator and eventually advanced to my current role. We help individuals over the age of 60 and individuals with physical disabilities receive care in the comfort of their own home. This allows for independence at home and an alternative to nursing home placement. We provide caregivers to their home on a daily basis that helps individuals with their personal care needs, meal preparation, errands, and homemaking tasks. It is a very busy division because we do live in an area of PA where there are many seniors in need of care.
What would you say most motivates you to do the work you do? What are you most passionate about?
What motivates me is seeing the people we service able to stay in their home with the help of our caregivers. When I get a call from a participant and they are so happy with the caregiver or a family member calls and let’s us know how reassured they are that their aging parent is able to stay safely home with our assistance.
Where did you grow up and did you go to a college/trade school after high school?
I was born and raised here in northeast PA. I have lived in Lackawanna County my entire life. We like to refer to it as the Valley.
Did you have any key mentors or people who deeply influenced who you are?
The people who had the greatest impact on me were and still do is my family. My parents always encouraged me and my two sisters to do and be our best.
How did you learn about Leadership Lackawanna?
I was approached by a coworker, Michael Ferguson who went through the Core Program and at that time he was serving on the Leadership Board. I was in the Core Program Class of 2014. It was such a great experience. I enjoyed the project we worked on which was for Dress for Success Lackawanna County. I was with a great group of people working together. I now am a current board member.
Let’s get personal: tell us your favorite movie, favorite book, favorite TV show, favorite NEPA landmark, or favorite local restaurant!
Favorite movie- Breakfast Club, I really don’t have any favorite TV shows now thanks to Tik Tok. Favorite restaurant- State Street Grill, Favorite landmark-Lake Wallenpaupack, Favorite Book- The Diary of a Young Girl