Rachael Selby, EIT Promoted to Staff Planner

Rachael Selby, EIT has been promoted to Staff Planner in R&M Planning Department. In this role, she will support planning and community engagement efforts for a variety of community plans, facilities and infrastructure projects.

"Rachael has been a major asset supporting planning projects over the past two years. When we were looking for a Planner to add to our growing Planning Department, I immediately thought of Rachael's skills and her enthusiasm for community planning. She is a natural fit for our work and for our team." - Van Le, AICP, R&M's Department Manager of Planning

Rachael is a highly organized and motivated individual with a positive attitude. She has eight years of experience in the engineering industry, having worked for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for six years after graduating with her degree in civil engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Rachael originally started at R&M in 2022 as an administrative assistant, where she staffed the front desk and provided general administrative support. During that time, she provided planning and public involvement support to planning projects throughout Alaska. These include the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) Minnesota I/L Corridor Plan, AMATS Complete Streets Plan, AMATS Climate Action Plan, MOA 120^th Avenue Upgrades, Nuyakuk Hydroelectric Study and AMATS/Municipality of Anchorage Recreational Trails Study.

"I truly appreciate the people I work with and the encouragement they have given me since the first day I was hired. I'm excited to learn and grow in a new role and find new opportunities to provide support to the R&M team." - Rachael Selby

Rachael has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. On the weekends, she is most likely winning at crossword puzzles and losing at chess. Rachael also enjoys camping, hiking and traveling.

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