An attorney and social worker with more than 24 years of experience serving children and families, Rachel joins Sellers Dorsey from the Children’s Alliance of Kansas where she served as Chief Executive Officer working to transform child and family well-being systems in Kansas. Under her leadership the organization achieved multiple public policy accomplishments, impacting workforce retention, prevention of foster care, kinship caregivers, and youth with complex behavioral health care needs. Prior to her public policy work, Rachel served as a child in need of care attorney with a community-based child welfare provider for 14 years. She supported case managers and judicial partners in resolving complex child welfare matters, developed trainings for case managers, attorneys, and judges, and supported community and policymaker engagement in multiple states. In her early career, Rachel worked in research and social work education in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rachel brings her extensive experience in Child and Family Well-Being to the firm’s work in expanding quality and access to care in the intersection of healthcare and child welfare. She supports the Senior Director and the Child and Family Well-Being team to develop strategic goals, provide internal and external subject matter expertise, provide client support and services, and execute activities key to the success of the division.