Rachel Wissner

Rachel Wissner is an activist, community organizer, and abolitionist on a mission to dismantle systems that inflict violence on humans and the environment. With over a decade of experience in nonprofit fundraising and management, Rachel grounds her work in the principles of community-centric fundraising. She is the Individual Giving Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, where she stewards relationships with WE ACT’s supporters who are committed to achieving environmental justice in New York and beyond. Prior to WE ACT, Rachel worked as a Field Director at the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Development Director and Interim Executive Director at Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and Outreach Associate at Family Law and Cannabis Alliance. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from SUNY New Paltz and is working on a Master of Public Administration from the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College. Rachel began her SSDP involvement in 2011 when she joined the SUNY New Paltz chapter as a college freshman. In her time at New Paltz, she worked on the successful SUNY-wide “Ban the Box” campaign to end discrimination against college applicants with prior felony convictions. Rachel previously served on SSDP’s Board of Directors as a student director from 2016-2018 and was a staff member from 2018-2022. In her spare time she shoots film photography and plays acoustic guitar.