Rachel Bennett joined the Medicare Rights Center in 2005 as a Development Associate. As Senior Vice President, Rachel oversees Medicare Rights’ foundation relationships, federal grants, strategic planning, and educational work. She previously worked at the Youth Service Opportunities Project, initially as an AmeriCorps VISTA member, and as a consultant with the Blacksmith Institute, the National Physicians Alliance, the New York City Taxi Workers Alliance, and others.
Rachel earned a B.A. in English from Grinnell College, with highest honors and election to Phi Beta Kappa, and also studied at Trinity College Dublin through the University of Iowa and in Ecuador through the University of Minnesota. She is a poet and runner and loves being outdoors.
