About Between the Tracks
We’re called Between the Tracks for two reasons.
First, a lot of my (Rachel’s) life takes place between two sets of train tracks in the place I call home, which is now colonially known as London, Ontario. Place is one way of building and experiencing community, and community development is both a value and a competency of Between the Tracks.
More relevant to the work, though, I often find myself spending time and energy in the liminal space between where people, organizations, and systems are and where they need or want to be. Between the Tracks is grounded in facilitating the internal and collective change required to get there, inspired by the way grassroots and place-based community work can create meaningful and sustainable change, and adept at connecting the dots between those groups and systems rather than necessarily trying to scale them from where they are so impact can be scaled by sharing across rather than growing up and out.
Meet Rachel
Transformation Agent
I am an award-winning impact leader with the heart of an activist and the mind of a pragmatist. I meet people where they are to facilitate transformational change at systems, organizational, team, and individual levels. I bring deep systems analysis and an anti-oppressive lens to my work, challenging and re-framing assumptions to move beyond the status quo. I have spent the last decade working toward transforming capitalism through social enterprise, social finance, and culture change rooted in community care.
I have worked with organizations to establish shared leadership, distributed accountability, self-management principles, and deeper commitments to psychological safety. I am skilled at connecting systems transformation initiatives and strategic priorities in a way that is actionable, as well as bringing clarity to complex situations. I excel at building and nurturing intentional and mutually beneficial relationships. I have strong facilitation skills that support collaborative partnerships, team development, and navigating challenging situations from change to conflict.
I hold an MA in Global Leadership from Royal Roads University. I treat leadership as a verb—not a noun and not a title—and continue to engage in reflective practice to develop myself and my work.
Check out the books and thinkers that have inspired my work.
Meet Falkor
Chaos Agent
I have a deep capacity for emotional support and exceptional comedic timing. I am excellent at modelling how to communicate expectations clearly, how to effectively say “no” without worrying what others will think, and the importance of taking in all of the important details of a journey over racing toward a destination. I am a joyful ambassador for walkies and believe in a hard stop at 5 PM (4 after the autumn time change) so I can be nourished.
We can help.
Ground for Growth
It begins with you. Whether you’re feeling stuck in your business or longing to grow, we can ground together to unlock your capacity for what’s next.
Align Your People
Change is hard. It is uncertain. It can get complicated. Working together, we get grounded in why and co-create the how so what you do has a greater collective impact.
Transform for Good
Whether the change we’re working toward is within you, your organization, or the systems you interact with, we co-create strategies and plans to make it stick.