Bio
PANA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development, Rachel brings 15 years of experience in community and economic development and public-private collaborations. Rachel is committed to creating opportunity and championing equity and welcome in the San Diego borderlands and joins PANA in a commitment to multiracial and multigenerational organizing and placemaking.
She joined the team to grow support for the Refugee & Immigrant Cultural Hub (RICH), a community-designed initiative to build affordable housing and commercial space on 2.2 acres of land on University Avenue in Mid-City.
Rachel has been honored as “Citizen Diplomat of the Year” and a “40 Under 40” leader. She is a graduate of San Diego Leadership Alliance, a TEDx speaker, an adjunct professor and holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. Rachel has lived in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Brazil.