Meet Tracey

Tracey Cooley assumed the role of Executive Director of Sparrow Freedom Project in April 2021, bringing with her a deep commitment to justice and service. Drawing on her background as a human rights attorney, Tracey is dedicated to combating exploitation and human trafficking at the local, national, and global levels.

Tracey has more than 27 years of experience advocating for those in need through employment, leadership positions, board positions and volunteering with such organizations as Sparrow Freedom Project, Kevelighan & Kevelighan PC, Hope Against Trafficking, Leadership Oakland, Desert Angels, Junior League of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills Schools and Rochester Community Schools. She is considered a Master Global Champion in Diversity and Inclusion and a graduate of the Institute of Healing Racism.

Tracey earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude with Honors, in Public Affairs and French from Columbia College in South Carolina. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Detroit Bar Association and Foundation and is an active member of the Detroit Human Trafficking Task Force, as well as subcommittees of the Michigan Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commission.

tracey@sparrowfreedomproject.org