I’m Tracy Steffek, the founder of Remedy & Root - a consulting practice grounded in the belief that real change happens when systems listen to communities and work with them, not on them.

With nearly two decades of experience, I have helped a multitude of mission-driven organizations build more connected communities. My work focuses on aligning strategy, policy and partners across healthcare, public health, and social sectors, so that all people are seen as a whole person and they receive services that work together, not in isolation.

I specialize in:

• Systems integration and strategic transformation

• Community engagement and cross-sector collaboration

• Policy and program development and scale

• Capacity building, and implementation support

For me, this work is both personal and professional. As a double cancer survivor, I bring a rare combination of strategic expertise, lived experience, and a deep respect for grassroots leadership. Whether helping hospitals design patient navigation services or supporting coalitions in aligning health and local systems to meet basic needs during cancer or a chronic illness (i.e. housing, transportation, counseling, child care, etc.), I center the people most impacted and help organizations move from intention to actionable impact.

I believe in working across ideaologies to create shared solutions, but recgonize that we can’t keep patching broken systems and expecting better outcomes. Real change demands both courage and collaboration to create something innovative. That is why I created Remedy & Root - because I believe the future of care can be powered by community and health systems together, not fragmented, and designed for real life. Let’s build it together!