Rachel McDevitt

Background

About Rachel McDevitt

I am a Development Research Specialist within WWF where I produce materials to support the overall development and PSE goals, while assisting the director and team in building prospect pools. Previously, I served as a manager for Dynamo Energy Hub where I coordinated partnerships with key players in government, start ups, and corporate leaders to reach environmental targets. I also managed Dynamo’s data tracking process and put together analytics to influence membership strategy. Before that, I worked in the development office at The Aspen Institute. I closely supported their executive team, CEO, and board of trustees with reporting, tracking, and research for funding procurement and impact measurement. I supported their philanthropic partnerships team and provided research to influence high level corporate and foundation overlap. I also volunteered my time with Aspen’s “Green Team”, an extra-curricular energy working group, and contributed to audits of the Institute’s renewable energy plans and inter-office sustainability. Prior to joining Aspen in 2018, I received a Bachelor’s of Science from The Ohio State University in Sustainability in Business, an interdisciplinary degree with a partnership between OSU’s Fischer School of Business and their school of energy and environment. In between classes, I served as the President for their college of Energy and Environment’s Ambassador Program, Executive Assistant to the Recruiting Director, as well as several leadership roles within the Environment and Natural Resources Scholars Program. I was a regular student lead for, and was sponsored to attend, the AASHE (Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) conference as an OSU representative, served as a volunteer peer counselor, and closely supported other various energy, environment, and sustainability organizations on campus.