2026 MMEA Fall In-Service Conference

Rachel's commitment to educational equity and social justice has inspired her career in education and nonprofit leadership. Her work at AEMS includes co-chairing Maryland's Fine Arts Education Advisory Panel to advise the State Superintendent and collaborating with statewide arts and education organizations on programming and advocacy initiatives. She is the recipient of the 2025 NAEA Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award and Friend of MDEA award. A lifelong Marylander, Rachel is a proud graduate of Howard County public schools and former Baltimore City public school math and music teacher and track coach. Rachel earned Bachelors of Arts in Music/Trumpet Performance and History at the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science in Educational Studies from Johns Hopkins University.