Welcome
Good communication does more than deliver information. It connects people to ideas, builds understanding, and inspires action. Whether developing communications strategy, telling compelling stories, and guiding a complex projects all with the audience.
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood or assign them tasks. Instead, teach them to long for the vast and endless sea.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Saint-Exupéry had it mostly right: inspiration sparks momentum. My work focuses on building on that spark, using what we know about how people process information and engage with ideas to turn inspiration into real understanding and effective action.
Rachel Grad
Expertise
Communications
I develop and deliver communications across audiences and channels, from executive messaging and institutional storytelling to presentations and workshops, connecting people with ideas and institutional priorities. Learn More
Program Management
I align priorities, budgets, and stakeholders to stay on track and deliver measurable outcomes. At right, announcing winners at the 2026 CSU Student Research Competition, where I led communications, operations, and juror guidelines. Resume
Create Understanding
I develop and lead programs that connect people, build community, and create opportunities for learning and collaboration. Pictured here with the inaugural officers of the Spartan Research Club, a student organization I helped launch. Samples