Rachel is the Manger of Communications and Public Relations at Advocates for Youth. She works directly with the media to add the voice of young people in the conversation about reproductive sexual health, promotes the organization and its programs, conducts media trainings, and engages external audiences with Advocates' social media properties. A native Washingtonian, she graduated from The George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Communications. Prior to joining Advocates she was a Senior Account Executive at GolinHarris, a global PR agency, was the Communications Assistant at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, and worked at Strauss Radio Strategies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.