Rachel Nagin

Rachel grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Wellesley College in 2012 with a degree in peace and justice studies. Her studies focused on urban farming and community development, particularly for marginalized communities. At Wellesley, she served on the Multicultural President’s Council to increase the power of marginalized students through dialogue, collaboration, solidarity, and action. She interned at Growing Power in Chicago, where she worked on community food security issues at their urban farm and spent 6 months in India working with and learning from a number of environmental and women's rights NGOs.

Field placement: Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Policy placement: National Family Farm Coalition

Washington, D.C.