• Rachel Tilghman, Senior Area Vice President of Solutions Consulting at Braze, whose passion for problem-solving has shaped an impressive and adventurous career. Rachel shared that her love for solving challenges began at a young age and has guided many unexpected turns along the way — including a move to New Zealand after living in Chicago while her partner was based in Virginia.

  After a brief (and self-described unsuccessful) stint as a barista, Rachel joined a Rotary club in New Zealand, where she built meaningful connections that ultimately led to her running the Fulbright Program there.

  Today, Rachel works with Braze, helping major brands like ESPN, the PGA, Sephora, and JetBlue deliver real-time, personalized app and push notification experiences.

  She also shared photos of her dog, Wellie; her high school sweetheart, Johnnie; and her horse, Elmo, whom she takes to horse shows. Rachel is excited to be part of Metro Rotary and looks forward to solving problems alongside fellow members!

PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS:

• Kat Erickson is the Senior Program Manager for Savannah Tree Foundation and often runs their events. In her free time, she loves partnering with friends at FUN Savannah and Ice Tub Club. She would love to designate time to further involve herself with organizations outside of work. She is ridiculously awesome at connecting people and making good ideas actually happen, by bringing enthusiasm, organization, and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach to service and community work. She moved here in 2023 and married my husband in Forsyth Park; he works at Gulfstream, and they have loved building their lives in Savannah. They share their home with their Springer Spaniel, Konza, who keeps them active and outdoors as they explore the city they now call home.
  • Sponsors: Whitney Shepperd, Leigh Acevedo
• Laura Brock is a retired award winning art director ( 6 Emmy’s) for television and Film, and most recently, theater - she is most proud of her philanthropic work for No Strings International, https://www.nostrings.org.uk/our-story as well as her work on Johnny and the Sprites for Playhouse (Disney) Her career spans Art Director - Set designer in Children's Television - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Where in the Time is Carmen San Diego, Sesame Street - 2 home videos, Between the Lions for Pbs, and television props builder for the Dr oz show, art director for ABC'S the Chew, assisted on One life to Live, and All My Children. Movies are New Jack City, A Perfect Murder, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn - Comedy Central.
  • Sponsors: Ruth Hutson and Katie Rudder-Fender