Rachel Swanson

Rachel Swanson is an accomplished Environmental Education Manager at Hudson River Park Trust, responsible for overseeing educational programming that engages over 30,000 people annually. Previously, Rachel served as a School Programs Instructor at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, leading inquiry-based environmental education for NYC students. Experience at the Wildlife Conservation Society included roles as Senior Conservation Educator and Outreach Conservation Educator, where Rachel developed science programming for children and managed outreach logistics. Early career roles included Youth Engagement Coordinator at Winooski Partnership for Prevention and educational positions at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Rachel holds a Master's of Science in Education from Bank Street College and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bard College.