Tracy Marsh is a Program Director, Clinical and Counseling Psychology at Walden University. They possess expertise in leadership, higher education, distance learning, e learning, adult education and 44 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "I met Tracy as a fledgling receptionist, just beginning my own educational pursuits. She exhibited the patience so rarely seen in mentoring a very enthusiastic undergrad at the beginning of an arduous journey. I well remember Tracy stating that far too many doctoral programs were abandoning counseling as opposed to clinical programs. I took those words to heart, followed her lead, and just completed my doctorate in counseling psychology. Tracy, thank you for being an inspiration, a guide, a mentor, but mostly a daily example of what applied counseling and leadership looks like in action. I owe you a great debt for your steady encouragement of my goals. Despite the field in which you specialize (Tracy managed the IT department back in the day!), if you've the good fortune of either being supervised directly, shaped by, or simply rubbing elbows with one who implements all the qualities of a highly developed, person-centered leader, who puts theory into practice in the most complex problem solving scenarios, or mundane interactions, count yourself among the lucky...and the few. Tracy meets each crisis and/or supervisee where they are in their development process, with a calm, considered response and always has the "right" answer. If you've that good fortune, to watch excellence in action, consider yourself truly privileged. I know I do. Stacey L. Garretson, M.S, Ed.D CP " and "Tracy brings a combination of intelligence and compassion that inspires and encourages the best in others. Everyone I know who has worked with Tracy has always found her insightful, receptive, informed and approachable. She is an effective leader with impressive abilities to smoothly manage complex and challenging situations, and it has always been a pleasure to work with Tracy."