Rachel Harmon was a member of the graduating class of 2010. During her time at Uni, Harmon was involved with many extracurriculars, including executive president of the student body, a member of the United for Uganda club, as well as sports including basketball and volleyball. Harmon set a Uni volleyball record during her time at Uni, obtaining the most blocks in a season with 66.
After graduating from Uni, Harmon attended Cornell University, where she studied industrial and labor relations with a focus on economic opportunities. In her junior year, Harmon studied community development in Uganda for a semester as well. After college, Harmon attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar for her master's degree in evidence-based policy evaluation and then worked as an analyst at the Hope Policy Institute in Jackson, Mississippi. Harmon currently serves as the Deputy Director of Talent & Workforce Development in the City of Birmingham’s Office of Innovation and Economic Opportunity.
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