Tracey organizes, directs, coordinates, and administers the professional and fiscal functions of the Planning and GIS departments. Tracey brings 24 years of private and public sector experience including long range policy planning, entitlement coordination, permit processing, environmental planning, land acquisition and development, housing, water resources, and wildfire recovery planning for the 2021 Dixie Fire that burned through 46% or 768,130 acres in Plumas County damaging or destroying 779 residences and 144 commercial buildings and requiring 21,957 trees felled. Before coming to Plumas County, Tracey worked in the homebuilding industry and started her career as a private planning consultant. Tracey holds a BA in Geography from CSU Sacramento.

Hanson has over 40 years of municipal planning experience, including as a Community Development Director for 18 years. During his career, he has overseen general and specific plans that have received Honor Awards from APA California. Since retiring as Assistant City Manager in the City of Sunnyvale in California, he provides management and planning services for cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also serves on the City of Alameda Planning Board. Hanson has been active for many years in the APA California Chapter, previously serving as Section Director and Vice-President of Conferences. He is the past President of the  Planner Emeritus Network (PEN), a member of the California Planning Roundtable (CPR), and a founding member of the APA Asian Pacific Islander Interest Group.

Professor Jacobson, FAICP, received his JD from University of California College of Law, San Francisco and a Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Planning at Sonoma State University, where he was Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities. Tom has taught a wide range of land use planning courses for planning, air quality, public health, fire protection, and other professionals for University of California Extension and has been a Lecturer in Environmental Planning at UC Santa Barbara. Among his publications, he is the author of Land Use Planning in California: An Essential Reference (Solano Press Books.)

Brian has over 45 years of professional experience specializing in planning, public outreach, environmental analysis, research, and development of public policy. His extensive experience includes preparation, coordination, and completion of comprehensive master plans and resource management plans throughout the United States. Brian is also recognized as an expert in preparing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. He has been recognized with both regional and statewide awards by the American Planning Association (APA), the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and local government agencies for numerous planning and environmental studies.

Michael is an award-winning Urban Designer and Landscape Architect. For 50 years he has prepared community plans for small towns, large cities, and underserved communities; transit station-area plans; regional and tourism development plans; campus master plans; design for complete streets and public places, and firewise community assistance. His particular interest is building places that strengthen the environment for transit, bicycle and pedestrian users. Mr. Smiley founded CITYDESIGNWORKS in 2016. Prior to establishing the firm, he was a founding Partner of the San Francisco design firm BMS Design Group and Principal with the international design firm Sasaki Associates.