Rachel was born and raised in Garner, North Carolina and has lived in the area her whole life.
She graduated from Western Carolina University, where she majored in Communications with a double concentration in Broadcasting & Public Relations. After college, she worked at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham as the Executive Assistant for the General Manager, as well as handling all social media/marketing for the hotel. After that, Rachel pursued her passion for marketing as a Digital Strategist, where she handled all email marketing for automotive clients. After 2 years of the agency life, Rachel went on to Cisco and was as a Recruiting Coordinator for Emerging Talent. Realizing shortly after, she wanted to be back where she is most passionate – marketing and communications!
In her free time, Rachel enjoys spending time with her friends and family, traveling the world (she loves a good Carnival Cruise) and hanging with her cat, Finn.