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Rachel Cushard

Associate

Rachel Cushard is an Associate at Fresh Coast Climate Solutions and an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan. She is majoring in Environmental Science and Psychology, with a minor in Sustainability. As a Vice President of the Erb Sustainability Institute Undergraduate Fellowship and a member of the Graham Sustainability Scholars Program, she is passionate about working collaboratively to innovate change.


Before joining Fresh Coast, Rachel interned for the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan within the Office of Planning. She facilitated interactive workshops and created materials for hands-on activities to engage the community and gain local input for their premier Climate Action Plan, which she will continue to draft as a member of Fresh Coast. She also assembled resources for an urban forestry grant application to strategically improve the city’s tree canopy and conducted data capture of water and energy usage by municipal facilities.


Rachel has prior experience consulting for a sustainable clothing startup, researching the synthetic materials manufacturing processes to incorporate a powdered filament derived from invasive Zebra Mussel shells in the Great Lakes. As winner of the 2023 Stellantis Student Achievement Award for her research on decarbonizing mobility in the automotive industry, she has experience finding novel solutions. Rachel brings a creative perspective to the team, and she is committed to driving impactful change at the intersection of sustainability and business.

Rachel Cushard

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