board member biography: rachel marcuse

Rachel Marcuse is currently managing Organizational Development for Outbrain (outbrain.com). She has over ten years of facilitation experience working with a wide range of clients including Columbia University, the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, and the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development. Rachel has trained hundreds of facilitators through the Dialogue Program at Simon Fraser University, McGill University's orientation program, Check Your Head, PeerNet BC, Youth Net and freelance. Previously, Rachel was the Executive Director of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), a municipal political party in Vancouver, where she was the youngest campaign manager in Vancouver history. She has also managed and consulted for the BC New Democratic Party, The Vancouver Fringe Festival, and for several Members of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. Her work focuses on organizational development, facilitation, communications, inclusive engagement, and decision-making.

Rachel has a BA HON in Sociology from McGill University and expects to be finished her MS in Organizational Change Management from the New School in New York City in May.

E: rmarcuse@odnny.org