Journalist | Author | Teacher

 

My journey does not match that of most journalism majors.

I shocked my parents by dropping out of Reed College and boarding a bus to La Paz, Mexico, where I got a job teaching English. My students that year were not much younger than I, but thanks to my years of taking Spanish at a public high school in California, I was able to connect with these teens.

Back in the United States, I realized that I loved writing as much as teaching, so when I was 21, I talked my way into an interview for a staff reporting position. I landed the job.

Then, a scholarship to study journalism brought me to the Czech Republic, where I was mentored by the executive editor of The Prague Post. I stayed in Prague to write for the newspaper. In other words, I worked as a news reporter before I actually got my journalism degree at The New School in New York City.

All these years, one thing has remained constant: my longing to connect with people who are making the world a better place to live.

Today in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am on the media team at a global nonprofit that’s transitioning the world out of fossil fuels. This is where I need to be right now.

I’m also the mother of two incredible daughters, Mae and CJ.

 

Photo by my daughter Mae

  • Rachel with her daughter CJ

  • Rachel with her daughter Mae

  • Rachel on scene with climate activists

  • Rachel writing

 Would you like to work with me?

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