Traci Caneer is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School, the University of Kentucky with a degree in Communications, and the University of Kentucky College of Law. She has been a prosecutor since January 1997 and has developed a specialty in investigating and prosecuting crimes against the elderly. In 2000, she helped create the Elder Abuse Task Force, the first multi-disciplinary team in the state to focus on collaborative efforts to prosecute the abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults. She has continued to chair the Elder Abuse Task Force for almost 25 years since its inception.