Rachel Holland began her career in government, planning and coordinating daily events for, and personally accompanying the Governor of New Jersey. Rachel has also kept her hand in local and grassroots government and politics by coordinating and consulting for corporate issue campaigns and smaller political races. Currently, Rachel serves as the NJ Government Relations Liaison at Civic Operations Group, bringing her wealth of expertise in grassroots outreach and government affairs. Rachel has a BA in Political Science from Drew University and a Masters in Governmental Affairs from the Fels Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
She is an active member of the community serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey for whom she also has chaired their Fund Development Committee and their annual Women of Distinction Event, past Chair of the Young Professionals Foundation Board at Robert Wood Johnson/ Barnabas University Hospital Hamilton, immediate past Chair of the Hamilton Area YMCA Board of Directors where she also chairs their Annual Campaign and the former Vice Chair of the Board of Lakeview Child Center. She was an initial member of the Biz 33 Hamilton Business Networking Group and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Hamilton Partnership. She has served on the Marketing Committees for both the Hamilton Area YMCA and the Mid Jersey Chamber of Commerce and is currently serving on the legislative committee of the Princeton Mid Jersey Chamber. She recently Co-Chaired the Hamilton Township transition committee for the newly elected Mayor Jeff Martin. She has also served on the Hamilton Township Zoning Board as a former member of the Hamilton Township Democratic Committee.