Director of Communications - CAMBIA
Rachel is currently the Director of Communications for CAMBIA - a local not for profit that is taking the concepts and spirit of open source software and applying them to molecular biology. While considered a serious luddite by most who know her, she has worked in the communications and public relations field for twelve years which has provided her with experience on a range of activities from strategy development to media relations and from mass media campaigns to community based social marketing. Most recently, Rachel has been working at the intersection of science, communication and policy development through her work at the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada and prior to that for CSIRO in Australia. Rachel holds a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University, Canada. She keeps herself busy with intercontinental moves, a young active family, various sporting activities, and reading.
Rachel spoke at WIC's October 2006 HOT Breakfast on the topic of "The beginning of a beautiful friendship: The open source future of IT, intellectual property and the life sciences".