Rachel Day

Denair, CA ~ 209.648.5725 ~ racheljoday@gmail.com

Education
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA
o Master’s Degree in Agriculture Education- June 2022
o Agriculture Single Subject Teaching Credential- June 2022
o Bachelor of Science 2021- Major: Agriculture Science, Minor: Dairy Science

Experience
El Capitan High School
Agriculture Teacher • Merced, CA • July 2022- Present
o Created interactive teaching methods to target diverse learners to create an engaging educational
experience.
o Developed curriculum to meet the district expectations and standards.
o Supervised the Greenhand officer team and assisted in planning FFA meetings and activities.
o Coached the creed and extemporaneous public speaking LDE and the livestock judging team.

Ernest Righetti High School

Student Teacher • Santa Maria, CA • January 2022- Present
o Worked closely with cooperating teacher to develop agriculture chemistry instruction materials
o Motivated students to become involved with FFA outside of the classroom
o Administered summative and formative assessments to gauge student learning
o Coached the extemporaneous public speaking LDE and assisted in coaching the veterinary science
team

West Coast Advisors

Communications Intern • Sacramento, CA • Summer 2021
o Created content and analyzed engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, while developing a
strategic social media plan with platform-specific goals
o Launched a LinkedIn page to promote a professional organization and its events
o Gathered and delivered relevant daily and weekly water news updates to clients
o Conducted research and assisted in planning dairy communications programs

ABS Global, Inc

Embryo Export Data Entry Operator • Turlock, CA • October 2019- June 2020
o Compiled and verified data for computer entry
o Collected specific data needed to complete USDA forms

Leadership
o Jan 2021- Dec 2021: Alpha Tau Alpha President- Organize events for future teaching candidates to
learn from current agriculture teachers.
o Sept 2022- Present: Merced County Fair Livestock Board- Served as the FFA Beef representative.