Rachel grew up in Hartville, Ohio. She is the oldest of 9 kids, and after discerning her vocation in high school, was consecrated in 2010. She studied at Mater Ecclesiae College in Rhode from 2010-2014, earning a degree in Religious and Pastoral Studies. After graduating, she was sent to Houston, Texas for her apostolic internship at Northwoods Catholic School. She made her final vows on September 8, 2016, and continued working in the area of youth ministry - working with ECYD and Regnum Christi High School groups and supporting Catholic schools be parishes across the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. In Summer 2020, she was transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio to support the youth work team.