Rachel Williams-Giordano

Rachel Williams-Giordano is a high school social science teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Since joining the staff in 2019, she has taught primarily AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, and just recently launched the new AP African American Studies Pilot. Prior to working at CRLS, Rachel worked at Melrose High School as a history teacher as well as a student government co-advisor. Given her prior experience in leadership through the Army ROTC, Rachel decided to pursue a second graduate degree in education administration. She worked in various leadership roles at Melrose including assistant to the Athletic Director before transitioning to a new teaching position at Boston Collegiate Charter School. For five years, Rachel revised the curriculum for the 9th grade Global Studies class while also acting as an internship advisor and the prom coordinator. In addition to curriculum development and planning school wide events, Rachel also led the 9th grade teaching team and acted as a mentor for developing teachers. 

In 2017, Rachel was invited to take part in a principal fellowship through UP Academy and was placed at UP Academy Oliver. During this time, she was able to coordinate family engagement activities, support the development of new hires, and supervise new initiatives. Towards the end of the fellowship, Rachel was offered the position of principal at Match Charter School where she acted as the instructional leader and supervisor of staff and students. Although she enjoyed the duties of leading a school, Rachel is the mother of two small children and decided to make the transition back into the classroom to provide more support for her family. 

Working at Cambridge Rindge and Latin has enabled Rachel to take on leadership roles while also providing quality instruction to her students. She has taken on additional responsibilities such as mentor for student teachers for Harvard University and Brandeis University while also acting as a union representative as well as a co-chair for the Faculty Advisory Committee.