Rachel has over 20 years of experience in education and works as a Samsung Education Coach. She worked for ten years in Chicago Public Schools, then as the Director of Instructional Technology and Director of Academics with Chicago's Lutheran Schools. Rachel has a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and is a TEDx speaker, Teach Plus Policy Fellow, and Google for Education Educator, Innovator, Trainer, and Coach. She helped write the curriculum for the Google Certified Coach Program. She is the co-founder of TechKnow Coach and co-creator of the Create Brave card deck.