Rachel Spates

Rachel Spates graduated from the Isenberg School of Management with Master’s degree in Sport Management and is currently the Senior Manager, Communications for Sun Life Financial U.S., a global financial services company serving millions of clients in the U.S., Canada, Asia, the U.K., and other parts of the world. A digital marketing communications professional with extensive experience in the sports and financial services industries, Rachel’s specialties include event management, integrated marketing, PR & media relations, sponsorship activation, social media, employee engagement, and marketing communications.

In addition to managing Sun Life Financial U.S. communications programs and activities to help drive employee engagement and collaboration, Rachel plays a lead role in supporting Sun Life’s sponsorship and philanthropy initiatives and is actively involved in the company’s global diversity and inclusion efforts as a member of Marketing/Communications and Operations Committees for Sun Life’s Women's Leadership Network, and as the Communications Advisor to Sun Life's Inclusion Network Council. She has previously held positions at Major League Lacrosse and the Boston Celtics.

Rachel is currently in her second term as a member of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Alumni Association Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Boston Young Professionals Board of Good Sports, Inc., and a former Vice President and board member of the Boston Chapter of Women in Sports and Events, Inc.

When not working, she’s either skiing, rowing, hiking, biking, or surfing, and recently completed a successful summit of Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018.

Rachel is also a graduate of Boston University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.