Rachel Beecroft Biography.
Posted by Eric Tindall on Jan 08, 2017
A native of Mason, Michigan, Rachel holds a BIS in Political Science, Management, and Human Rights & Genocide Studies from the University of Minnesota.
Rachel completed high school and university combined in a total of six years, and quickly developed a passion for travel. During a year abroad, Rachel volunteered at a small medical clinic in Haiti, at a school for children with disabilities in India, and worked in Laos. Rachel has traveled and worked in 38 countries, and hopes to experience many more cultures in the coming years.
Upon returning to the United States, Rachel accepted a position with an anti-genocide organization in Minneapolis that achieves its goals through education and political advocacy at local, state, and national levels. In that position, Rachel created and implemented a three day, intensive Summer Institute for high school students, where students learn about genocide and the tools to stand up for human rights, both locally and globally.
She is passionate about educating and training today’s youth to create world change tomorrow.
Rachel traveled and worked in Southeast Asia and Australia before embarking on her Peace Fellowship journey at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. At UQ she obtained a Master of International Studies, specializing in Peace and Conflict Resolution. As part of her Applied Field Experience, Rachel worked in Myanmar with a civilian peacekeeping NGO.