Rachel’s roots in conservation began with collecting seeds and foraging with her dad on the Army bases where she grew up. Rachel attended Eastern Michigan University where she obtained degrees in communication. She worked with schools and businesses in the Detroit suburbs and Capital Region to promote conservation efforts. Rachel loves organizing the community around conservation so she was delighted to join the ECD team as Environmental Outreach Coordinator in the spring of 2022. Rachel was promoted to Executive Director in the fall of 2022. Rachel lives in Delta Township with her family, where she eats the dandelions in her lawn and plants as many varieties of native edibles as she can get her hands on.
TSN Conference 2025:
- January 24th, 2025 (Friday) // 11:20 am – 12:20 pm // Room 104 // “Organizing a Rapid Response to a New Invasive Species”