Rachel Kestner

Rachel Kestner is the VP of Marketing at VolunteerMatch. Rachel has over 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and business development. Prior to joining VolunteerMatch, Rachel was the Strategic Advisor: Marketing and Business Development at Element Care, where they facilitated innovative approaches for strategies across the organization which resulted in the best practices at national conferences. Rachel also developed and built culture platforms by mentoring managers and emerging leaders within the organization.

Rachel has also served as the Associate Executive Director / COO at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, and the Director of Communications & Development at North Shore Elder Services. In their role as Administrative Assistant- Special Projects at Central Boston Elder Services, Rachel assisted with the management and rollout of marketing and enrollment material from inception to completion for use in multiple languages.

Rachel is a seasoned subject matter expert in marketing, forecasting, communications, and policies. Rachel is also an administrator and super user of CRM, which has resulted in the development of reporting features and training for staff at all levels.

Rachel Kestner has a Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University, a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a BA in English Literature from Binghamton University.