Rachel is responsible for a wide range of communications-based activities for the scientific, stakeholder, media and general communities. She has extensive skills and experience in public relations and communications with good networks in the scientific community.

For five years, she held a similar role at the Australian Synchrotron, where she worked from its inception to opening. 

Rachel holds a Graduate Certificate in Science Communication and a Bachelor of Science (Media). She is currently undertaking a Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Her background includes running a coffee festival in Papua New Guinea, and three years as the organiser of an international conference on river management.