Rachel Sykes

Rachel Sykes, MA LPC, currently serves as Vice President of Family Services at Samaritas since June 2024. Prior to this role, Rachel held the position of Executive Director at Legacy Adoption Services from February 2020 to September 2024, where the organization became Michigan's largest private provider of adoptions. Rachel's extensive experience at Samaritas includes various leadership roles such as Director of Child and Family Southwest and Program Manager for the Foster Care and Protect MiFamily Preservation Program. Rachel's earlier career includes positions as a Professional Therapist and Center Director at Family Altar Christian Preschool and Daycare, alongside roles in medical laboratory technology and production control with the United States Air Force. Rachel holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Spring Arbor University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Western Michigan University.