Rachel Wissner is the Individual Giving Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, where she is responsible for building out the individual giving program, stewarding donor relationships, and growing WE ACT’s individual donor base. Born and raised in New York City, Rachel is a community organizer and fundraising professional with over a decade of experience. She is passionate about dismantling systems and institutions that inflict violence on humans, animals, and the environment. Prior to coming to WE ACT, Rachel has served as the Major Gifts Manager at the White Coat Waste Project, Field Director at the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), and Development Director and Interim Executive Director at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Rachel has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from SUNY New Paltz and is currently studying in the Master of Public Administration program at the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at CUNY Baruch.
