Rachel Fowler is a Project Leader on the Children & Families team. She supports child welfare practitioners design and implement kin-first management strategies to increase and strengthen kin placements for children in out-of-home care. Previously, she supported Oregon and Washington state agencies with the implementation and evaluation of referral pathways intended to connect families with community resources and prevent child welfare involvement.
Earlier in her career, Rachel worked in public health at the federal level as a consultant for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and analyst at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Rachel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Public Policy from Duke University. She is based in Seattle with her husband, stepson, cat, and crow friends.