Rachel is passionate about reducing health disparities. As Carilion Clinic’s Community Health Education Manager, Rachel provides leadership to a team of health educators and nurses to improve community health across Southwest Virginia through direct health education, communications campaigns, policy, systems, and environmental changes, and nursing services. She leads her team in planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on initiatives that meet community-identified needs, prioritize disadvantaged populations, and maximize health impact. She coordinates community health improvement activities with community health worker and peer support specialist teams, other Carilion Clinic partners, and community partners while overseeing program quality for community health education. Rachel has experience studying Age-friendly Cities and designing active aging programs, leading food access initiatives, and influencing the health behaviors of individuals, organizations, and communities through a variety of strategies. She has a B.S. in Health and Wellness Promotion from UNC Asheville and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Virginia Tech.