Michele Hedden joined the Tracy Family Foundation in 2024. Her primary focus is to help drive TFF Brown County projects, including support of Action Brown County, Brown County Trails, the Mt. Sterling Uptown Façade Improvement program and implementation of the Mt. Sterling strategic plan. 

Michele is a proud Brown County native with a passion for growth, planning and collaboration. She holds a Bachelor of Business with a concentration in Finance from Western Illinois University and has worked as an accountant for most of her career. She is married to Brian, also a Brown County native. They reside just outside of Mt. Sterling with their four children.

Michele has served on the board of the United Way of Brown County and currently serves on the Mt. Sterling Winter Festival Committee, Action Brown County Community and Economic Development Committees, and The Rink Planning Committee.