Rachel oversees TOA's external communications efforts to expand the organization's reach, raise its profile and visibility, increase constituent engagement, and deepen relationships across multiple communities.
Director of Strategic Communications and Network Engagement
J. Rachel Reyes
(she/her)
About
As the Director of Strategic Communications and Network Engagement, J. Rachel Reyes oversees The Opportunity Agenda’s external communications efforts to expand the organization’s reach, raise its profile and visibility, increase constituent engagement, and deepen relationships across multiple communities. With her legal training, she is versed in communicating law and policy, particularly for digital spaces.
Prior to joining TOA, Rachel served for seven years as the Director of Communications for the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), a think tank and educational institute devoted to the study of international migration and public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. She is the author of “Deliver Us from our Protectors: Accountability for Violations Committed by Humanitarian Aid Staff against Refugee Women and Children,” published in the University of San Francisco Law Review.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in rhetoric and classical civilizations from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Arts in international affairs from The New School, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Obsessed with her pup Poe and all cute creatures, she serves on the board of directors for the Sgt. Pepper Lonely Cats Club. Rachel is licensed to practice law in the State of California.
