Rachel Knox works as the Thriving Arts and Culture Program Officer for Hyde Family Foundation. Previously, she worked for Innovate Memphis as a Program Associate and at the Orpheum Theatre as the Manager of Teacher Professional Development and Community Partnerships.

Rachel graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Memphis with a concentration in Costume Design and Technology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Policy and Administration from American University.

In 2016, Rachel was nominated as one of the Memphis Flyer’s 20 Under 30 and received the Salzburg Global Seminar Fellowship for Young Cultural Innovators in the Arts that same year. In 2018, she was named one of the 40 Under 40 Urban Elite recipients.

Rachel currently serves on the boards of: The UrbanArt Commission and the CLTV (Collective).