Senior Director, Office of Federal Grant Programs and Suicide Prevention
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Blakely, Georgia
Rachael currently works for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as the Senior Director of the Office of Federal Grant Programs and Suicide Prevention and has worked in various roles within the Department since 2016. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has been providing services in the field of Behavioral Health for approximately two and a half decades. Some of her past experience includes supervising a Community Support Team in rural communities, providing leadership as the Mental Health Director of a DJJ Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC), supervising an Intensive Family Intervention (IFI) team, as well as providing services in a private capacity for individuals involved with DJJ and DFCS, and assisting rural farmers in understanding, applying for, and receiving much needed grant funding following natural disasters. Rachael currently lives on her family farm with her husband and two daughters. Rachael has spent her entire life both living and working in rural communities in Georgia, especially South Georgia. Rural mental health services and suicide prevention services are passions of hers.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT