Rachel Yearwood is a Managing Director for SustainED Leaders. She founded and led a campus as Academic Director with Uplift Education for six years, where she implemented instructional frameworks and supported curriculum adoption. While completing her Master’s degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education, she served as an elementary school principal intern in Cambridge Public Schools. Rachel began her career teaching middle school Science, serving as Department Chair, and working with district curriculum in Spring Branch ISD. She holds a B.S. in Biology from Prairie View A&M University and an M.Ed. in Science Education from the University of Houston. Rachel believes that strong instructional leadership empowers educators and drives meaningful student growth.