Rachel Williams

Rachel Williams is a seasoned educational leader and wellness practitioner with over 25 years of experience in independent schools. She currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at George School, where she provides strategic leadership and develops initiatives that advance equity, community well-being, and inclusive excellence. Her career spans admissions, residential life, athletics, and DEI leadership, including roles as Co-Director of Admission, Director of Financial Aid, Dorm Supervisor, and Basketball Coach at George School; Associate Director of Admission & Director of Multicultural Affairs at The Peddie School; and Pre-K teacher at Greenwich Country Day School. Rachel has built systems that expand access for historically underrepresented students, developed financial aid policies, and led national and international recruitment efforts. She is deeply committed to creating inclusive structures that foster belonging—from supporting affinity groups to helping launch gender-inclusive housing and wellness initiatives.
Rachel is also the founder of Rachel’s Peace and a Certified Inner Alignment Healer, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Trauma-Informed 200-hour Yoga Teacher (RYT), Yoga Nidra Meditation Teacher, and Somatic Practitioner. She works with individuals, organizations, and communities, offering workshops, retreats, and community circles that blend the healing wisdom of indigenous practices with neuroscience-based, body-focused trauma healing.
Grounded in values of equity, integrity, and care for the whole person, Rachel brings a consistent commitment to fostering inclusion, belonging, spiritual growth, and wellness. She is an Amherst College graduate with honors in Black Studies, where she played on the women’s basketball team, and a proud alumna of Moorestown Friends School. She lives in Newtown, PA, and is a mother of two.