Tracey Lawie is a life-long Michigander, born and raised in North Muskegon on the shores of Lake Michigan. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Olivet College and her Master of Fine Arts from Wayne State University. She came to Kalamazoo in 1996 to work for the theatre department at Western Michigan University. In 1999, she became the Sales Coordinator for Miller Auditorium. She became the Marketing Director in 2004, and in 2019 she became the Director. Tracey is married and has one adult child and two fur babies. 
The Chubby Mermaids have been changing the face – and body, and age, and look – of women’s swimming in Kalamazoo since the group was created in 2021. Co-founded by Kalamazooan Tracey Lawie and Portage resident Liz Healy, the group is made up of female athletes, ranging in age from a teenager to a 60-year-old, … Continue reading Chubby Mermaids
