A native of Philadelphia, Tracy Nguyen came to librarian work by curiously falling into it. She is a graduate of Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance where she studied music theory and bassoon performance. During her graduate studies, she interned at the Boyer College’s music library and gained a growing interest in performance librarianship. She was an Assistant Librarian at the Brevard Music Center prior to her position at the New Jersey Symphony, where she has served as Interim Principal Librarian since the 2022–2023 season.