Rachel is an educator, speaker, consultant, and author of three books including Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool and Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning. She is also the Chief Visionary of Samara Early Learning, a private nature-based consulting and professional development company based in Michigan, USA. Her passion, expertise, and work focuses on the integration of nature into early childhood education for young children’s whole development.