Through her consulting practice, established in 2026, Rachel Kimboko leverages her decades of work in education and deep connections to the Montessori community in DC and beyond. She was the Founding Executive Director for Stakeholder Engagement, launching DC Wildflower Public Charter School in 2021. She spent two years as the Founding Assistant Head of School for Lee Montessori PCS’s East End campus, following two years at the Brookland campus, leading Child Study and instructional coaching. Rachel followed her toddler daughter into the Montessori world in 2001.

Rachel taught several variations of elementary classroom in district, charter, and independent schools. While working for DC Public Schools, Rachel was involved in several initiatives that involved developing curriculum and delivering training to the broader DCPS community. Before teaching, Rachel spent nearly twenty years working in a range of community technology and development programs; these projects provided technical support and training to practitioners across the country or facilitated education design processes. Another theme of her early career was work with youth development organizations such as City Year, Citizen Schools, or the Computer Clubhouse Network.

She is currently a Board Trustee of Sojourner Truth Montessori PCS, having transitioned in 2022 from her role as a founding trustee at Breakthrough Montessori PCS. She spent six years as Vice-Chair/Treasurer of the AMI Elementary Alumni Association during a time when they launched new partnerships, expanded their work globally, and leveraged technology to increase impact.

Rachel has a BA from Dartmouth University (1987) and an EdM from Harvard Graduate School of Education (1996). She holds an AMI Elementary diploma, as well as the AMI Montessori Core Principles and the Montessori School Administrator courses, and Harvard’s Certificate in School Management and Leadership. She was part of Cohort 6 of the Greenhouse E3 Fellowship program.