FORTY UNDER 40: Tracy Pawelski, 38

Tracy Pawelski, 38

Director, Office of Communications

Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Tracy Pawelski directs the office of communications at the state Department of Public Welfare. Inspired by the opportunity to help people who need help the most, Pawelski oversees information about adoption, children's health care, child care, welfare reform and mental illness.

Through television and radio advertisements and Web sites, Pawelski helped reach out to more adoptive families, resulting in a record number of successful adoptions.

The …