Rachel Potts

Rachael is a Work-Based Learning Coordinator at Harwood Union High School. She graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Health Education. After working with pregnant and parenting teens in San Diego and participating in the Americorps VISTA program in Burlington, she earned a master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Vermont. At Harwood, Rachael has provided work-based learning opportunities to all students and developed employment opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the transition program. Rachael is the faculty support for Harwood’s ROC (Rooted Organizing Collective) club, which is dedicated to raising funds and supplies for resettled families from around the world and providing education to the school community about issues related to migrant and racial justice. For ten years, she has also been the faculty support for Student Peace Alliance, a community service group that has recently focused its efforts around honoring the past, present and futures of the Abenaaki people in Vermont.