Rachel Spates

Rachel Spates graduated from the Isenberg School of Management with Master’s degree in Sport Management and is currently the Director of Communications for Sun Life U.S. A digital marketing communications professional with extensive experience in the sports and financial services industries, Rachel’s specialties include event management, integrated marketing, sponsorship activation, social media, executive communications, business continuity and crisis communications, and employee engagement. She also plays a lead role in supporting Sun Life’s sponsorship and philanthropy initiatives and is actively involved in the company’s DE&I efforts. Rachel is currently in her third term as a member of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Alumni Association Board of Directors, where she currently serves as the Board’s President-Elect. She has previously held positions at Major League Lacrosse and the Boston Celtics. When not working, she’s either skiing, rowing, hiking, biking, or surfing, and completed a successful summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018. Rachel is also a graduate of Boston University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

The Definition of Me is “empowering, collaborating, learning”.