Lacey began her career in public accounting with a local public accounting firm in Milwaukee from 1997 through 2004. Her areas of focus were audits of broker/dealers, and non profit organizations as well as corporate partnership taxation.
She is involved with community development finance issues and has served on the finance committee for the downtown Milwaukee business improvement district.
Lacey attended both St. Clare's College in Oxford England and Marquette University, where she graduated cum laude with a degree in Accounting.