Rachel Vensand, M.Ed.

Communications Specialist at University of Arizona, Global Campus

United States

Communications professional with 10+ years of experience supporting internal communications, employee engagement, executive messaging, social media strategy, and cross-functional communications initiatives. Proven track record executing company-wide communications, managing internal content channels, supporting leadership communications, and driving engagement through data-informed messaging strategies. Skilled in stakeholder management, presentation development, content strategy, intranet management, and integrated communications execution.

Contact me: [email protected]

Portfolio

Presentations

YouTube
05/01/2026
Less Noise, More Meaning: Communication Strategies that Respect Time, Attention, and Cognitive Load

In an increasingly complex organizational environment, communication can be one of the most meaningful ways we demonstrate care for our colleagues and institutional community. This session presented by Rachel Vensand, Communications Specialist, and Jennifer Graves, Communications Manager, explores how strategic communication—grounded in audience insights and supported by modern tools—helps us show respect for others' time, attention, and cognitive load.

Lifestyle, Education, and Beauty

U.S. News & World Report
Online Doctorate in Counseling | USNews.com

Learn what to expect from online doctoral degrees in counseling, from courses to career outlook, including counseling jobs and salaries for graduates.

Career Contessa
One Trick to Improve Focus: Write It Down | Career Contessa

Struggling to keep the 10,000 things on your plate in an organized and manageable fashion so you can tackle them efficiently? While all of your tasks are swirling around your head, it's hard to visualize a realistic plan of attack to complete them. The single best solution? Write them down-on paper.

The Tab | University of Southern California
08/09/2016
Everything you need to check off your bucket list while attending USC

A complete guide to the best school on earth In its vibrant location near downtown Los Angeles, USC is like Disneyland for college students with unlimited ways to experience the school and the city. With August dawning upon eager Trojans itching to get back on campus, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the multitude of opportunities that USC has to offer.

Daily Trojan
06/16/2015
USC Libraries to launch full website renovation | Daily Trojan

USC Libraries plans to debut its renovated website on July 1 in the hopes of updating old infrastructure and eliminating outdated information while optimizing user-friendliness. Along with adding entirely new features to the USC Libraries' website, the new design will make previously multi-variable tasks simpler by consolidating numerous usernames and passwords for different sections into a single login for multiple library services.

Byrdie
How to Not Break out After Getting Waxed

Few things are as bittersweet as a wax appointment. The excitement of not having to shave or pluck for a couple of weeks is nearly overshadowed by the anticipation of the painful waxing process and the annoying breakouts that inevitably follow. The two glorious weeks of smooth, stubble-free skin would be amazing...

Email Marketing and Communications

University of California, San Diego
UC San Diego and SANDAG Commuter Survey

Email communications regarding San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) commuter experience survey, sent to students, faculty and staff (50k+ recipients)

Press Releases and One-Pagers

Music

Locale Magazine
01/20/2017
January 2017 Cover - Step Into the Mind of Steve Aoki

Written By: Rachel Vensand Photography By: Joe Magnani and Jared Schlachet Styled By: Mimu Motamedi Grooming By: Sonia Reshetnikova Steve Aoki It only takes a quick peek at the Billboard Top 40 to see that a wave of electronic music has infiltrated mainstream radio in a more digestible way than ever before.

EARMILK
03/20/2017
DJ Mustard signee Ella Mai is 'Ready' to be a household name in R&B [Interview] - EARMILK

Rewind to 2015, and London born Ella Mai showed early promise with a mere four track EP on Soundcloud and a handful of DIY covers on Instagram. Fast forward to present day, and Mai's accomplishments are a reminder to persevere - she's since been discovered by DJ Mustard, has a trilogy of EPs on his label 10 Summers, and just wrapped Kehlani's SweetSexySavage tour as a supporting artist.

EARMILK
03/08/2017
CRSSD illuminates San Diego skyline at Spring 2017 installation - EARMILK

The tasteful house and techno celebration CRSSD Festival made a splash at its fifth installation at downtown San Diego's Waterfront Park last weekend. With headliners 2ManyDJs, Âme, Duke Dumont, Claude Vonstroke, Rødhåd, and Flume, the young festival maintained an underground feel while simultaneously highlighting significant dance-heavy acts.

EARMILK
06/07/2017
KWAYE releases sleek video for "Little Ones" [Videos] - EARMILK

KWAYE burst on the scene this March with his debut "Cool Kids," a summery synth-pop track straight out of the 1980s. Accompanied by a vibrant and highly stylized video, his debut on Mind of a Genius (THEY., Zhu, Gallant) is as memorable as his story.

Impose Magazine
10/28/2016
Twiga, Million $$$ Dream - New Music - Impose Magazine

Ted Dibiase, the infamously moronic early 90s pro-wrestler, is the biggest asshole in WWF history. Watching interviews of him is like witnessing Kenny Powers from Eastbound and Down take up wrestling and actually become a real human being. So naturally, his demise is intriguing; an ostentatious man whose talent and riches utterly fail him at ...

Dancing Astronaut
11/14/2017
Techno Tuesday: Josh Butler talks ORIGINS RCRDS, 90s influences and A&R

Techno Tuesday is a feature on Dancing Astronaut documenting the culture of underground dance music. We'll bring you exclusive interviews, tracks, and narratives from artists within the techno, tech house, and deep house world in an effort to shed light on some of the best talent outside the world of mainstream dance music.