Rachel Holmes

Dr. Rachel Holmes currently serves as the Occupational Program Director of the Teacher Education Institute at Estrella Mountain Community College, Division Chair for Occupational Education, Interim Occupational Program Director for Energy/Manufacturing, and is an 11th year Residential Faculty member. Dr. Holmes also serves as the Chair of the Education Instructional  Council.

She has earned the degree Doctor in Education: Leadership and Learning with an emphasis in Organizational Psychology. She also holds a Master of Elementary Education degree from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Arizona State University West. In addition, she holds a Principal's Certificate and is certified in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, TEFL, and Secondary English. Rachel has endorsements in both ESL and K-12 Reading. Her previous experience includes serving as Coordinator for iTeachAZ at Arizona State University. Rachel Holmes has taught both online and ground graduate-level Education and ESL courses at Grand Canyon University for over 10 years. She also taught in the K-12 classroom for 10 years.