Meet Rachel - Rachel leads River District Consulting from a foundation firmly rooted in successful resource development and marketing campaigns and business ownership. With an Accounting degree and an MBA from Averett College (now University), she approaches problems analytically, looking first at the infrastructure of an organization for strategic opportunities.
Her nearly 30 years of experience includes every aspect of campaign management. rachel's work involved leading advancement teams at Averett University, Chatham Hall, and the Danville Science Center, and managing comprehensive campaigns of $12-35M. Additionally, she was majority owner in a Chatham, VA, hardware store where she did everything from customer interaction to producing the monthly Profit and Loss Statement. Gatewood excels at drilling down and visioning up with clients, expertise derived from many years of building systems that make ambitious aspirations possible.
