Rachel Yeager has a background in business and brand development with a specific focus on bringing innovative, sustainable, and organic food products to market. After a career in product sourcing and distribution in NYC, Rachel went on to manage the wholesale program at Bread Alone Bakery. She currently works as a brand strategist for women-run design house Limetta Studio. Rachel holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University, and has studied at Oxford University and The Culinary Institute of America. She spends her off hours exploring workplace equity, community development, and culinary and fine arts. Her passion for local food systems, sustainability, and food justice coupled with her connection to the Hudson Valley fuel her desire to actualize positive social change in the region. Rachel resides with her partner in Rhinecliff, NY, and together they are raising a mini travel junkie/dog enthusiast.