Rachel Hurd Profile
Rachel Hurd was elected to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education in November 2006 and is serving her fifth term. She serves on the TRAFFIX Board of Directors, and is a board liaison to the Special Education Community Advisory Committee, the SRV Council of PTAs, the district’s negotiating team, Deep Learning & Innovation Steering Committee, Equity Steering Team, and the Culture & Climate Committee.
Prior to being elected to the Board of Education, Rachel was an experienced parent leader and volunteer in our community, serving in a variety of capacities at her children's schools and at the district level. She has served as Council PTA President, Special Needs Chairman, VP-Communications, and continues to be an adviser.
Rachel has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from U.C. Davis where she met her husband, Alec. After working in aerospace for 7 years, she focused on raising their three children, two of whom have dyslexia. Working through their learning challenges, learning about dyslexia, and trying to collaboratively affect change in the school system has helped shape her “career” as an education volunteer. All three kids graduated from California High School.
Rachel is also the Executive Director of Leadership San Ramon Valley, a local non-profit organization that provides an annual community engagement and leadership development program for adults who live and/or work in the San Ramon Valley. She continues to volunteer for the SRV Council PTA as an advisor and member of the communications committee. She is active in the statewide grassroots organization, Decoding Dyslexia CA and serves as its Assistant Director. She is also a charter member of the Dougherty Valley/San Ramon Rotary Club, of which she is a past-president.
