Tracey Nehmetallah began her post secondary education at the University of Windsor in 2003, completing an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. Following that, she completed her Bachelor of Education and began working at a local school board in 2009. After 12 years in the social science and ESL classroom, one of her most rewarding experiences is providing teenagers and newcomers to Canada with their first exposure to Canadian government through the grade 10 Civics course. As the teacher coach and facilitator of her school's Model United Nations team, she is able to bring that experience of diplomacy and an awareness of current affairs to high school students.
In her current role as guidance counsellor, she is able to help students prepare for what's to come in their post secondary journey, how to be successful in university and how to foster relationships and find support from faculty and services, just as she herself experienced.
As a born and raised resident of Essex County and the descendent of Middle Eastern immigrants, the settlement patterns of immigrants and tales of diasporas and the factors that drove them have always been an area of interest. "Studying social sciences was never on my radar - I actually wanted to be an architect - and applying to Political Science was more of a whim that turned into a happy accident. Learning about the world from a global lens at the University of Windsor prepared me for the students of all walks of life and all corners of the world I would later come across in my career. My school is a microcosm of Canada, welcoming newcomers from over 70 countries on a consistent basis. My studies in Political Science gave me a keen and unique understanding of the political and social landscapes that many of my students were coming from, helping me to better understand their lived experiences. It was an education like no other and was unknowingly preparing me for a future of helping others."