Reach for the Stars!

Tracey Van Hook
Director of development
Foundation for Excellence in Education

Tracey Van Hook joined the Volunteer Florida Foundation in 2004 at a time when massive hurricanes were ravaging the state, and the foundation was tasked with initiating the Florida Disaster Recovery Fund. Tracey was hired wth no fundraising experience and little time for training. “Tracey’s resolve never waned, and her pitch and approach for the nonprofit arena grew exponentially. She never balked at performing the base functions necessary to get us to our goal — prospecting, research, framing the ask, follow-through and just plain eagerness to pick up the phone,” according to foundation Senior Vice President Fonda Anderson. “Regardless of the hours and the stress, Tracey made every call with a smile in her voice and a sense of purpose and passion that is innate in fundraising success.”