Rachel is an Associate with OCBA and has been with the firm since 2001. Rachel enjoys working with her OCBA teammates on a wide variety of innovative projects. Her specialties include public park designs, playgrounds, hardscape design, stormwater management, corporate campus planning, and commercial site design. Rachel’s long-term experience with construction documentation, zoning ordinances, site plan reviews, and permitting help many of OCBA’s master planning projects move into successful completed projects. 

Rachel was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan and takes pride in continuing to work in the community and surrounding areas to make better, safer places for families to live, work, and play.  She continues to volunteer on local municipal boards and commissions in order to give back to these communities.  Outside of the office, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.