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Inspire. Unite. Achieve.
Rachel Woods

McClennan County Republican Women

Giving. Serving. Shaping. Three words that describe what Rachel Woods of McClennan County
Republican Women is all about.

She started giving early in life. Her first memory as a volunteer in politics was in the third
grade—making homemade campaign signs for Ronald Reagan, and her first campaign experience unfolded in 1996
as a political science student at Baylor.

Rachel joined her local club fourteen years ago and began serving where needed. When her club recognized her
strengths in leadership development and conflict management coupled with her academic credentials—a graduate
of Baylor University and a law degree from St. Mary’s School of Law—she served as President, Parliamentarian,
Membership Chairman, and became a forceful master of GOTV. Word quickly spread to the TFRW leadership. They,
too, wanted a stake in that stock. She’s led the TFRW Board in various positions: VP of Programs, VP of Legislation,
Chairman of Leadership Development, and her service has even extended to public radio representing TFRW on
women running for public office.
For the past twenty years, she’s given and served in grassroots politics and in volunteer organizations. But that’s
not all. Wherever she gives or serves, her work always results in shaping a new direction, a new mission. How far
does her shaping extend? Rachel is the founder of Leadership Trek Corporation where she consults and trains
business, political, and government leaders. She launched the first TFRW Candidate Development Program,
established the Women’s Democracy Network Women’s Leadership School, and served as a Leadership Coach
to women from over thirty countries. She was recently called to Kenya and Bhutan to coach and train women in
politics from five political parties.

Today she teaches Leadership and Organizational Behavior at Baylor Business School.

Of all the giving, serving, and shaping, what are her proudest achievements? Her eighteen years of marriage to her
best friend Riley and their two children, Jackson and Reagan.

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