Rachel Smith

Rachel S. Smith has facilitated groups in face-to-face and virtual settings for more than twenty years. A fearless early adopter, she operates at the frontier of virtual collaboration, integrating technology and visual practice in support of remote workers and teams. Her current focus is using visual facilitation to support team development and improve team performance. Formerly, she was a Senior Manager at Oracle, where she facilitated process design and implementation and led executive offsites; prior to that, she served as the Director of Digital Facilitation Services for The Grove Consultants International, designers of visual tools and services that enable organizations, teams, and individuals to successfully envision and implement innovation and change. 

Rachel is recognized for her work in making new technologies approachable through talks, trainings, and written materials. Rachel holds an MA in Education with an emphasis in educational technology from Stanford University and a BA in Art Education from Florida State University. She blogs at digitalfacilitation.net.

Rachel is available for select consulting engagements in 2025.