Rachel Gellert, MPA

Experience

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  Family Planning Advocates of New York State

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2009

  Advocacy Intern

  Internship, Winter semester. Family Planning Advocates is. non-profit organization that advances public policies and education that protect reproductive rights, improve sexual health and secure reproductive justice for all communities. Responsibilities included youth programming, activism, research, social media, administrative support and various writing assignments.

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  Bill Shein for Congress 2012

  May 2012 - Sept 2012

  Lead Campaign Organizer

  Full-Time 50+ hours per week• Led progressive campaign to get corporate money out of politics & promote campaign finance reform• No money from corporations, PACs or lobbyists – and no donations over $99• Organized canvassing, phone-banks and other advocacy efforts. • Managed Nationbuilder voter database and candidate’s daily schedule• Coordinated two interns and 30+ core volunteers• Communicated with press & hundreds of supporters

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  Human Rights Watch

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Internship, International Film Festival

  Outreach and Development Internship. Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings life to human rights abuses - challenging each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people.

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

  Fulbright Grantee, ETA

  10-month Fulbright Grant sponsored by the US Department of State to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding• Create and implement conversational English curriculum at a secondary school in rural Malaysia• Teach a regular class schedule while also organizing various out-of-school programs and community events including English camps, conversation workshops, sports activities and more• Co-Organized a three-day young women’s leadership English camp program [Stronger Women Stronger World 2014]. Ninety-eight Malaysian teenagers were able to attend the camp. Show less

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  Step Up nonprofit

  Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

  Teen Programs Coordinator

  Step Up is a nonprofit organization that believes all girls deserve the opportunity to fulfill their potential. In partnership with public schools, Step Up creates and implements impactful after-school programs that are designed to facilitate confidence, college-prep and career-focus. Priorities include:• Assist in coordinating program logistics, such as teen empowerment conferences, networking events, field trips, and workshops• Manage student information and attendance through Salesforce database-tracking• Build relationships with teens and school faculty• Assist with managing the Teen Programs Team, and ensure the Teen Programs Team is supported on the ground. Show less

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  Kita kuat. We are strong. (a young women's leadership project)

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2015

  Fulbright Project Organizer

  This project (sponsored by the US Embassy and in partnership with the Fulbright ETA Program) incorporated the voices of adolescent girls into Malaysia's Fulbright ETA programming. In Summer 2015, the Kita Kuat Project was able to reach 820+ teen girls through 15 workshops, in partnership with 18 secondary schools, across 6 Malaysian states.Through confidence-building and leadership activities, participants were able to express themselves openly, forge solidarity with their peers and find power in the strength of their combined voices. These workshops facilitated a creative space for young women to share personal narratives, challenge societal assumptions and engage in critical dialogue. Show less

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  Peer Health Exchange

  Oct 2015 - May 2016

  Sexual Health Educator

  Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. This is done by training volunteer university students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education.

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  The Ali Forney Center

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

  LEAP Career Developer

  The Ali Forney Center's mission is to provide LGBTQ+ young people housing and a continuum of supportive services to help them thrive and prepare them for independent living.The Learning, Employment, Advancement and Placement (LEAP) program is a six month multi-dimensional vocational and educational preparation course for LGBTQ youth, between the ages of 18 and 24, who are experiencing homelessness and unstable housing. LEAP is a partnership between the Ali Forney Center and the Center Youth Program at The LGBT Center. Show less

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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Capstone Consultant | NYU Wagner Graduate School

  UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. • Review UNFPA development strategies and provide recommendations for policy advocacy engagement.• Analyze program data and strategize for community-focused solutions in middle-income countries. • Deliver report of analysis and present findings to Country/Regional Offices and Headquarter divisions.

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  Mount Sinai Health System

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2018

  Clinical Health Educator

  Sexual and reproductive clinical health educator, rape crisis support, and Enough is Enough outreach coordinator

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  Boulder County

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2021

  Prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 in Boulder County through surveillance, epidemiological investigations of cases and contacts, collaboration with partners at state and other local public health agencies, and infection prevention support to schools and long-term care facilities. COVID-19 Education Outbreak Team working with two major public school districts, private schools, and higher education to develop school re-opening plans, classroom infection prevention guidance, and outbreak management through case and contact investigation. Show less

  • OASOS Program Interim Co-Coordinator

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  • COVID-19 Response Epidemiology Team

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2021

  • OASOS Program Specialist

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Rose Medical Center

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  Doula

  Certified Doula, providing full spectrum, affirming support across all reproductive health decisions.

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  Vassar College

  Jun 2021 - now

  Director of the Support, Advocacy, & Violence Prevention (SAVP) Office

  The Support, Advocacy, & Violence Prevention (SAVP) Office at Vassar College is a private on-campus resource that oversees the implementation of survivor-centered support and advocacy to individuals impacted by sexual violence and relationship abuse. In addition to support and advocacy, the SAVP Office oversees campus prevention programming including consent education, bystander intervention, healthy relationships, and how to support a survivor trainings.