Rachel is in her senior year at East Troy High School, and a founding member of her school's Technology Integration (Geek) Squad. As part of this group, she provides tech help to district faculty and has presented many times at teacher in-services. Rachel is also in her 9th year of participating in the FIRST Robotics program, currently a member of FRC Team 3132. She has been involved in many community outreach projects - including starting a middle school robotics course, teaching an elementary summer school class, and creating a community of girls and women within the FIRST program. She is passionate about sharing STEM with as many people as possible. In the fall, she will be attending the Milwaukee School of Engineering as a Mechanical Engineering major.