With expertise gained over 35 years of guiding projects in media production, curriculum development, strategic communications, and public engagement, Rachel’s career highlights a rare blend of artistic vision and educational impact. She has directed large-scale video projects, led student journalism and yearbook teams, and built innovative curricula rooted in real-world Career and Technical Education (CTE)learning.

Rachel most recently taught high school courses in media, debate, photography, and family and consumer sciences. She served as the school FCCLA adviser as well as the district assistant adviser, the State Executive Advisory Council representative, and the district adviser. Other duties as a teacher included serving as a class sponsor, debate coach, speech adjudicator, cheer coach, and volleyball coach.

Rachel served as the president of the Western Kansas Scholastic Art Association and as a member of the board of directors of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association.

She officiates varsity volleyball and recently received recognition for 30 years of interscholastic sports officiating.

As a ten-time Telly Award winner and a member of the Telly Awards Silver Council, Rachel’s creative work has earned industry accolades and influenced countless students and professionals.

Rachel’s production experience includes creating award-winning educational, legal, corporate, and event video, print, digital, and web products, including an eight-volume documentary series about Kansas history for elementary and middle school students.

Her career in media and communications began as the reporter for her 4-H club and as a yearbook and newspaper staffer in high school. During college, she worked at the student-run radio station, the cutting-edge educational communications center that provided live-broadcast classes via satellite to rural high schools across the country, and at the student-run newspaper.

For nearly three decades, as the owner of a successful independent video production company, Rachel produced content for agricultural, educational, legal, corporate, and community clients while creating communication products associated with business operations and marketing, such as newsletters, emails, surveys, brochures, social media posts, websites, and more.

She continues to consult as a media production and communications specialist, helping organizations amplify their stories through multimedia, public relations, and digital strategy.

Rachel holds a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction, a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, and a Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television with a minor in Animal Science from Kansas State University. Her teaching credentials include endorsements in Journalism, English Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Government, Speech and Theater, English as a Second Language, and Family and Consumer Science.

Known for her creative, student-focused approach, real-world storytelling, and commitment to inclusive, impactful communication, Rachel brings to every project a rare ability to translate complex ideas into compelling visuals and narratives, benefiting organizations in education, outreach, marketing, and public engagement.

Explore her portfolio to see award-winning student journalism, professional video and photography, curriculum samples, and community engagement projects.

Let’s connect and discover how Rachel can help your team achieve its creative and communications goals.