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Rachel holds a BS from Drexel University in Fashion Design & Merchandising and a Master's Degree of Professional Studies in Business of Fashion from LIM. Rachel is an advocate for circular fashion and after building and selling her children's clothing brand, she switched her focus to fashion education in order to make a bigger impact on creating change within the industry. Rachel currently teaches at Drexel University in the Design & Merchandising Program. She is active in the Philadelphia fashion community leading the Sustainability Committee for the Philadelphia Fashion and Garments Task Force and is the Clothing/Textile Coalition Leader for All Together Now PA where she is working on building out the textile supply chain for the state of Pennsylvania, working to unite rural and urban communities through textiles.
MS, Professional Studies in Business of Fashion, LIM College
BS, Fashion Design & Merchandising, Drexel University
Speaking
US Congressional Briefing, Natural Fibers, Farm Bill Proposed Changes. August 2023
The Truth Behind Fast Fashion, All Together Now PA and Area Transition. July 2023
Our Clothes, Our Earth. Sustainable Fashion Week. Panel Moderator. April 2022
Philadelphia Women’s Roundtable. Instagram Live. Hot Topic Tuesday, Sustainable Fashion. April 2022
Bringing Fashion Home: A Sustainable Fashion Conversation. Panelist. April 2022
Grants & Research
Keystone Development Center Grant, USDA 2023
Research and feasibility studies to create a natural dye coop using food and floral waste
Fibershed Affiliate Microgrant 2022 - 2023
Keystone Development Center Grant, USDA 2022
Developed mapping system for wool growers in PA and accessed the fiber landscape in the state of PA
PDA Grant 2023
Created a promotional video for hemp fiber for textile use and hemp building materials