Rachel Clements

Rachel Clements, Program Officer

Rachel Clements oversees College Spark’s Community Grants program and collaborates on our initiative investments and advocacy strategies. Contact Rachel for assistance applying for a College Spark Community Grant and questions about current grants.

Before and Beyond College Spark:

Rachel joined College Spark in September 2011. For the past ten years she has been helping kids reach their academic goals through direct service and fundraising for programs offering mentoring, tutoring, intensive advising, and other supports. Rachel was most recently the Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager at Treehouse and does quality assurance work for National CASA. She is a graduate of the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Rachel lives in West Seattle where she and her toddler are working on a comparative analysis of all the playgrounds.

Night Table Reading:

you are a little bit happier than I am by Tao Lin; Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart; every possible book written about toddlers. Ever.

Quote of the Moment

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."  – Mark Twain