Rachael Putt

Rachael Putt is Policy Advisor & Community Liaison to Ward 6 Councillor Scott McKeen. Previously, Rachael worked in fund development and public education at Bissell Centre, an organization that helps people transition out of poverty and homelessness in Edmonton. She has presented on the correlation between relationship building and community impact in several forums, including the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, 2015. She holds a Master of Science in Security Studies from University College London, where she focused on conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

Rachael manages several intersecting files in the Ward 6 office, including End Poverty Edmonton, Indigenous Relations, and Mental Health & Urban Isolation. She is especially passionate about ending Edmonton’s housing crisis.

RACHAEL'S CONTRIBUTION

• Challenge and be challenged on preconceived ideas about the relationship between racism and poverty in Edmonton

• Encourage and be encouraged by fellow participants to lean in to discomfort when confronting what we don’t know

• Bridge communications between the lab and municipal governance

Rachael Putt
Lab Advisor