Rachel Dearborn

About

Rachel Dearborn (she/they) is a communications consultant and brand strategist with over 15 years of experience working with social justice organizations in the US and globally to build powerful, meaningful brands and strong networks. As principal for Dearborn Strategies, Rachel helps help nonprofits and mission-driven companies solve their communications challenges and advance durable, positive change.

Previously, Rachel led communications for Tides, a global public foundation and nonprofit accelerator. While at Tides, Rachel led the forty-year-old organization through a rebrand while rebuilding the communications function from the ground up. Prior to Tides, Rachel led digital campaigns for Upwell, a nonprofit startup that pioneered a “narrative weather service” for ocean conservation issues. She built a network spanning disciplines and geographies and ran un-branded, distributed campaigns to measurably increase attention to critical issues like overfishing and ocean acidification. Rachel also spent four years at Spitfire Strategies, providing communications strategy and implementation to various nonprofit and foundation clients working on a range of issues, from children’s healthcare to sustainable seafood to arts philanthropy.

Rachel’s work is driven by a commitment to anti-racism and advancing social justice. She lives with her wife, Gina, and husky, Simone, in Portland, OR.