Welcome to my humanitarian portfolio
I dedicate my life to operationalizing the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Welcome to my humanitarian portfolio
I dedicate my life to operationalizing the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Leader. Activist. Changemaker.
Rachel is a youth activist and serial social entrepreneur with a history of supporting efforts to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals contributing to 100+ projects with 112 organizations across 35 countries. As the Foundations Partnerships Consultant for UNICEF USA, she supports a $300 million portfolio by working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and UN Foundation, among others, to advance UNICEF’s role in aligned efforts to achieve global public health, climate action, and innovation impact for safeguarding youth and children's rights worldwide.
In her social entrepreneurial pursuits, Rachel co-founded the youth organization Global Futurist Initiative™ and its SDG 18 Youth Equity advocacy campaign, founded the Project Energy for Life Cameroon consortium, co-founded the start-up consulting firm Protea Consulting, LLC, and is a founding Next Gen council member of the private equity firm ImpactVest. Receiving numerous appointments and 31 awards, Rachel is a sought-out speaker and actively contributes to publications on matters concerning youth, sustainable development and human rights.
News & Accouncements
New Visiting Associate at Notre Dame Pulte Institute for Global Development
I was recently selected to join the Pulte Institute's Policy and Practice Visiting Associates Program to collaborate on addressing today's most compelling global issues. Visiting Associates can visit campus or participate in a variable-length hybrid residency, which includes a short campus visit. Visiting Associates works with the Pulte Institute to write evidence-based, strategic publications to positively influence global development policy and practice. My work will focus on H.Res.30 Supporting the United Nations SDGs.
The US Needs to Get on Track with Global Goals
At the midpoint, the US is behind on the Sustainable Development Goals, and is failing its youth as a consequence.
I was recently published for my position on the SDGs. “We Didn’t Start the Fire” is a column in collaboration with Foreign Policy for America’s NextGen network, a premier group of next generation foreign policy leaders committed to principled American engagement in the world. Here you can read about emergent perspectives, policies, risks, and opportunities that will shape the future of US foreign policy.
Purdue Rising Professionals honors distinguished young alumni
I was chosen among the top 2.3% of nominations to become an early career distinguished alumna of Purdue University.
The Purdue Rising Professionals program exists to honor distinguished young alumni and inspire Purdue students to discover their Boilermaker experience. Each year, this program recognizes a group of alumni who embody qualifications of extraordinary career and life experiences, well-rounded accomplishments, and great involvement during their time at Purdue.
A Rising Professional is someone who graduated within the past five to ten years and made the most of their time at Purdue. The primary role of a Rising Professional is to inspire underclassmen Purdue students, encouraging them to take advantage of the plethora of opportunities Purdue offers.