Personal Experience & Biography

Rachelle is a Product Manager at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. She studied Mechatronic Systems Engineering and Computer Science at Western University, and has chaired the largest Canadian all-female hackathon, SheHacks! When Rachelle was younger, she never thought she would be working in the tech industry, let alone study engineering or computer science. Now as a product manager, she loves tackling a unique set of problems and finding creative ways to solve them! Rachelle is incredibly excited to be on the board for STEM Like A Girl because she strongly believes that sustainable systemic changes to the STEM industry starts by exposing girls to STEM opportunities early on, and teaching them the tools they need to succeed in whatever they choose to do. In her free time, Rachelle enjoys skiing, cooking and planning her next travel adventure!