Hi, my name is Tracie Quade and I am a parent volunteer for North Central WI. I am a full time mom with a part time job on the weekends as a black jack dealer. My husband, Jason, and I have been married for 4 years and will celebrate our 5th Anniversary this fall. We have two beautiful children that continue to amaze us every day. Our daughter, Grace, will be 4 in April. Our son Benjamin, or “Benny” as we call him, is 18 months old. Benny was diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome. At that time I had no idea what to expect or where to go for answers to my millions of questions. After finding the DSAW Central WI chapter I gained knowledge and friendships that I had been seeking. I also gained a passion in telling others about my sons diagnosis and the lottery that we had won!
Over the last few months I have been privileged to work with DSAW in coordinating and helping plan events for our North Central parent outreach group. My goal for 2018 is to reach as many families as possible in the Northwoods of WI so that they might find the same support, friendship and education that I did through DSAW.
