Rachel Peters

International Affairs & Foreign Policy | MENA Regional Expertise | Development & Humanitarian Aid | Quantitative & Qualitative Research | MAIA | Agile and versatile in support of team and organizational impact.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Motivated young professional with MA in international affairs with interests in program management, advocacy, humanitarian and development aid, human rights, and migration. Hoping to use regional understanding of the Middle East and Arabic, along with various technical skills to work at a mission-driven organization.

Experience

  • Substitute Teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Substitute Teacher, Sept. 2025 - Present Managed classroom of up to 28 students, PreK-12, maintaining a positive and structured learning environment for positive growth and development. Codesign, implemented, and executed lesson plans, incorporating educational technology to enhance student engagement. Provided individual and small group instruction to students across various skill levels to ensure comprehension. Maintain instruction, learning, and schedule in primary teacher's absence while supporting present teaching staff.

  • Expert Opinion Writer at ProfVal
    May 2025 - Jul 2025 · 3 mos

    ORGANIZATION Organize clients' details into accepted format to ensure ease of reading, understanding, and visibility of key accomplishments for EB-2 NIW applications Complete (5) expert opinion letters weekly while ensuring their timely completion and responding appropriately to priority requests WRITING AND RESEARCH Draft explanations of clients' interests, endeavors, and importance to United States' national interests for EB-2 NIW applications Formulate persuasive arguments regarding the role and positive impact of clients' proposed endeavors

  • Graduate Student at The George Washington University
    May 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    M.A.I.A candidate at Elliott School of International Affairs at GWU.

  • Information Bureau Intern at Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
    Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 · 4 mos

    ORGANIZATION Scanned and organized 10+ news articles/research reports per shift to highlight and emphasize relevant information for the embassy Organized information and streamlined organization regarding current events (2024 US presidential election, War in Gaza, etc.) to support information broadcasts DESIGN Collaborated in the organizing and structuring a contact database to improve accessibility and usability Applied design elements to visually organize information for clearer communication

  • Student Staff at Michigan State University
    Sep 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    ●​ Participated in research with 30 other students on a variety of human rights violations with the end goal of creating visual representations of data to be used by those pursuing international justice (ICC).