Rhealynn graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science and received her Masters in Agriculture and Rural Development from Cornell University, where she focused on climate resilient agriculture and integrated landscapes. Prior to joining the RCD, she worked as a garden educator for youth programs in Washington state and served in AmeriCorps as the Community Garden Specialist for Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden—a space for refugees and asylum seekers to connect and grow culturally relevant food. Rhealynn is passionate about expanding equitable food systems and is dedicated to synergizing agriculture and conservation through community engagement and science-driven approaches.

When she's not at work, she's outside climbing, surfing or gardening.