HEY, I'M RACHEL
WHY ME?
OFTEN SEEN
CREATING ONLINE CLASSES • STRATEGIZING • DESIGNING SOLUTIONS • PARTICIPATING • BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS • ASKING INTRIGUING QUESTIONS • IMPLEMENTING IDEAS • TINKERING WITH ONLINE TOOLS • LEARNING NEW SKILLS • LISTENING INTENTLY • LAUGHING • @ COWORKING SPACES • ON PLANES • CAMPING
EDUCATED @
Click on each title for more details.
IN-PERSON
- Master of Science, Environmental Science – 2006
- Bachelor of Science, Environmental Geology – 2003
- Bachelor of Science, Spanish – 2003
Continuing Education Classes – 2013
Relationship Marketing
New Business Development – Pitching the Perfect Presentation
Personal Branding Bootcamp
ONLINE
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (Data Science) – 2005
- Classes: Database Development, Geospatial System Analysis and Design, Making Maps That Matter With GIS, Problem Solving with GIS
Professional Certificate in Change Leadership – 2013
- Classes: Developing an Agenda for Change, Managing the Political Terrain of Allies and Resistors, Negotiating Support and Buy-In for Your Agenda, Mobilizing the Coalition for Action, Establishing Momentum, Sustaining Momentum
Continuing Education Classes – 2013
Innovation in Education through Social Entrepreneurship
Business Development Communications
Center for Professional Development, Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program, Online Classes – 2013
Marketing Innovation
Creating Demand: Driving Growth Using Traditional, Social & Viral Marketing
Continuing Education Class – 2013
Successful Grant Proposals
- Continuing Education Program – 2013
- Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Extension
Continuing Education Class – 2013
Creative Thinking, Collaboration, and Organizational Change
EXPERIENTIAL
- 6-Month Business Accelerator Program
- Participants from 10 Countries
- March – August, 2015
- 5 years, 14 countries
- Learn more
- Restation Coworking, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. December 2017.

EDUCATION AMBASSADOR

STORYTELLER

OUTREACH MANAGER

LEADER + BUSINESS COACH

ONLINE INSTRUCTOR
A TOUR OF TEACHING
I love traveling and teaching all over the world. I’ve been to 50+ countries and lived abroad for 5 years. You can learn more about each experience by clicking on the titles below.

INTERNATIONAL
- Visiting Lecturer
- Universitat Jaume I
- How to Get a Job in GIS: Tips for Students
- Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- Feb. 19, 2018.
- SEE PRESS RELEASE
- Featured Speaker
- Restation Coworking Space
- How to Build Your Dream Business
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- December 15, 2017
- Workshop Instructor
- The Hub in Ubud Coworking Space
- Mapping Technologies for Small Businesses & Startups
- Bali, Indonesia
- Mar. 18, 2015
- Visiting Lecturer + Education Ambassador
- Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Geomatics Department
- Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
- Feb. 23 – March 7, 2015
- Visiting Lecturer
- Asian Institute of Technology
- Master’s Level Database Class
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Session 2 – August 1-25, 2011
- Session 1 – July 20-28, 2009
- GIS Workshop Author & Instructor
- International Forestry Resources and Institutions Global Summit
- Students from Germany, India, Nepal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- Hyderabad, India
- Jan. 9 & 16, 2011
- GIS Workshop Author & Instructor
- University of Gloucestershire
- International Forestry Resources and Institutions Global Summit
- Cheltenham, England
- Jul. 11-13, 2008
ONLINE
- Author and Lead Instructor
- Penn State University, Dutton e-Education Institute
- GEOG 487 – Environmental Applications of GIS
- 2008 – 2017
- Teacing Assistant
- Penn State University, Dutton e-Education Institute
- GEOG 482 – Nature of Geographic Information
- 2006 – 2008
- School Owner, Course Designer, Instructor
- School Link
- School Owner, Course Designer, Instructor
- School Link
- Author + Instructor
- GeoInnovation –
Apply Design Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Techniques to Solve Spatial Challenges - Class Link
UNITED STATES
- Full Day Workshop Instructor
- Alaska Survey & Mapping Conference
- Speak Spatially – Strategies for Effective GIS Communication
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Feb 2013
- Lecturer, NRE 501: Institutions and Resources: Theory and Methods Research Seminar
- University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Fall 2008 + 2010
- Workshop Author & Instructor
- University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment
- GIS Skills Module: Forests, Carbon, and Climate Change
- Ann Arbor, September 21, 2010
- Instructor, Climate Change and Adaptation Training Webinar
- University of Michigan and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Feb. 16, 2009
- Instructor
- University of Southern California, Spatial Sciences Institute
- Spatial Analysis: Application and Use of Community Asset Mapping to Enhance Social Work Practice
- Los Angeles, CA
- May 5, 2014
- Guest Lecturer
- University of Southern California, School of Social Work
- Los Angeles, CA
- Oct 29th, 2013
- Workshop Instructor
- GIS Interactive Mapping
- City of River Rouge, MI
- Jan. 10, 2007
- Workshop Instructor
- Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
- Becoming a Certified GISP and Why It Matters for Your Geospatial Career
- You’re Hired – Tips & Tricks for Impressive Resumes & Portfolios
- Networking: Promoting Yourself by Making Connections that Count
- Tampa, FL
- April 2014
COWORKING
Digital Nomad for 5+ years. I enjoy exchanging ideas with entrepreneurs globally.
- The Hub, Los Angeles
- Cross Campus, Santa Monica
- Outsite, Venice Beach
- General Assembly, Santa Monica
- Real Office Center (ROC), Santa Monica
- Komune Beach Coworking
- The Hub in Ubud (HUBUD), Ubud
- Outpost, Ubud
- Roam Coliving, Ubud
- Dojo Bali, Canngu
- Tropical Nomad Coworking, Canngu
- Genius Cafe, Sanur
- Rumah Sanur Creative Hub, Sanur
- Kumpul, Sanur
- The Hive, Sanur
- Livit Hub, Sanur
- Globetrotters International, Cairns
- Arts Factory, Byron Bay
- Hostel City Backpackers, Brisbane
- Wake Up! Sydney Central, Sydney
- MET A Space Pod, Clark Quay
- 5 Footway Inn Project, China Town
- Brinc Coworking, PMQ-Staunton
- Bed N Desk, Palma, Majorca
- Restation Coworking
- Restation Co-Living Space
- WIP Coworking, Split
- BIZkoshnica Coworking
- Christiania Community Space
- Indonesian Expats in Europe Gathering
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