Rachel has worked across a broad cross-section of sectors, from defence to waste management. Beginning in marketing and communications roles in the private sector, Rachel initially moved to the former Bournemouth Council to expand and manage the commercial waste element of the authority’s waste collection service. She is currently responsible for a number of local authority projects within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s regeneration and economic development areas, including the facilitation of innovative health solutions to help bring forward inward investment.