Rachel Vincent

Communications Officer, Canadian Association of University Teachers

Global women's rights; sexual violence in conflict; global funding for women's organizations; women, peace and security; human rights; Latin America human rights; peace building

Media

Biography

Rachel Vincent is a seasoned communications professional with extensive experience in helping not-for-profit organizations grow their influence over public policy. Vincent has spent 25 years working in senior positions in media relations, communications and public affairs at a number of global and Canadian organizations, focused on environment, health and foreign policy. Most recently, she worked for the Nobel Women’s Initiative, where she led a team documenting the work of grassroots women’s peace movements around the globe, and the organization’s advocacy for a feminist foreign policy. Vincent has played leadership roles in global and domestic coalitions focused on policy advocacy in the areas of peace and human rights, corporate accountability and Canadian foreign policy in Latin America.

Expertise

  • Global women's rights
  • Sexual violence in conflict
  • Global funding for women's organizations
  • Women, peace and security
  • Human rights
  • Latin America human rights
  • Peace building