Rachel Peterson

Experience

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  Community Legal Information Center

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Environmental Advocates Director

  The Environmental Advocates department aims to promote environmental quality through education and advocacy. As the Environmental Advocates Director, I supervised a group of interns who were actively involved in local, regional, and global issues.

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  Food and Water Watch

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2010

  'Take Back the Tap' Campaign Director

  Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment.

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  Peace Corps Uganda

  May 2014 - Sept 2015

  International Development Specialist

  The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship by helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.

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  Greenpeace USA

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  USA Program Coordinator

  Greenpeace is an independent, nonprofit, global campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of Earth to nurture life in all its diversity.

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  La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Advancement Coordinator

  The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology is a nonprofit biomedical research institute dedicated to improving human health and fighting disease through cutting-edge immunology research. The Institute’s researchers are on a quest for knowledge that has recently produced important findings on type 1 diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, asthma, smallpox and more - findings that could one day help to improve, or even save, the lives of millions of people.

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  Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2019

  Development Manager

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego's mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better.

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  UC San Diego

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

  Development Coordinator

  The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is a premier research school set apart by our entrepreneurial culture; education programs that integrate fundamentals with real-world applications; and enthusiastic collaborations across disciplines and industry to solve the toughest problems facing society. As of 2020, the Jacobs School of Engineering ranks 9th among the nation's top engineering schools (U.S. News & World Report).

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  Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  Jun 2022 - now

  Associate Director of Donor Programs

  Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is one of the most important centers for global earth science research and education in the world. Scripps scientists work to understand and protect the planet by investigating our oceans, Earth, and atmosphere to find solutions to our greatest environmental challenges.