Rachel grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of a car salesman and a police officer. As a child, she had dreams of writing and acting, but her parents encouraged her to follow her interest in science. In 2000, she found herself graduating with a Doctorate in Pharmacy and moving to Albuquerque, NM to begin what would become a twenty-year career as a hospital pharmacist.

But her creative ambitions, though dormant, followed her out west. And after a chance meeting with Kevin Costner, she began acting and performing stand-up. Not wanting to live a life of quiet desperation, she quit her job and moved to Los Angeles, as any totally sane person does.

Eventually finding her way back to her childhood love of writing, Rachel completed the UCLA Professional Program in Writing for Television in 2018, with a focus on one-hour dramas. Her pilot scripts have placed in multiple festivals, including The Austin Film Festival, Slamdance, CineStory, and most recently as a Semifinalist for the Screencraft 2021 TV Pilot Competition.

Writing Recognition

2021 NYC International Screenplay Awards Finalist, TV Pilot

2021 Screencraft Semifinalist, TV Pilot

2021 CineStory Quarterfinalist, TV Pilot

2020 Final Draft Big Break Semifinalist, TV Pilot

2020 CineStory Semifinalist, TV Pilot

2020 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, TV Pilot

2019 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, TV Pilot

2019 CineStory Quarterfinalist, TV Pilot

2018 Slamdance Quarterfinalist, TV Pilot

2018 Graduate, UCLA Professional Program in Writing for Television