Rachel is a graduate of Stony Brook University’s Honors College who studied International Relations with a specialization in Transnational Markets, Corporations, and Policy. She had a second major in Political Science on the pre-law track, specializing in American Government, and a minor in Creative Writing and Literature. She also has a certificate of Business Analytics from Harvard Business School. In addition, she has studied American Sign Language, German, and Swahili conversationally, and has a working proficiency in French.
She is based in New York and currently works at NBCUniversal as a Page, where she combines her love of storytelling and entertainment with her passion for social impact and initiative. Short term, she aims to work in corporate social responsibility and in social impact startup spaces facilitating public-private partnerships for good. Long term, she aims to attend law school and eventually lead a philanthropic foundation.
Outside of ACE, Rachel is a 2024-2026 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar. She led projects around the globe in a variety of sectors including public health, environmental sustainability, international law on women’s rights, and in entertainment/creative industries. Throughout college, she was heavily involved with promoting youth civic engagement and voter education, working as the Undergraduate Coordinator of the nonpartisan Center for Civic Justice at SBU and as a student ambassador for The Andrew Goodman Foundation.
She loves engaging and uplifting her communities locally and abroad and is excited to join the ACE team.