Rachel Sexton joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) in 2020. She is responsible for three core functional areas: financial management and compliance, human resource and process improvement, and risk management. Prior to her work at the ACLU-CT Rachel spent ten years at Achievement First, first as a school based Operations Director at an elementary school in the north end of Hartford, and then as a Regional Director, overseeing the operations at schools across Connecticut and Rhode Island. She is thrilled to be able to use her skills and experience to support the critical work of the ACLU-CT. Rachel has a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Harvard University, and in her spare time is an active member of the fife and drum community in Connecticut.