Tracy Lee is a 33-year Community Supervision veteran who began his career as a probation officer in Charlotte. Before becoming director of Community Corrections (Supervision), he served as assistant division administrator overseeing probation and parole operations in the 3rd Judicial Division, which covers 22 counties in the Piedmont-Triad, Sandhills and northern mountains.
Since 1990, he has worked as intensive probation officer, chief probation officer, assistant judicial district manager and judicial district manager - all in Mecklenburg County.
Deputy Secretary Lee leads a statewide probation and parole system of more than 2,600 employees who supervises nearly 85,000 individuals on probation, parole or post-release supervision.
Lee holds a degree in criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is a graduate of the NCDPS Correctional Leadership Development Program, as well as the Executive Leadership Development Program.