Rachel Jordan is an environmental lawyer dedicated to advocacy, public interest, and sustainability, with a deep-rooted passion for protecting communities and natural resources. Born and raised in College Station, Texas, with nine meaningful years spent building roots in San Antonio, she has spent nearly a decade calling the Houston area home. Her love for the environment began at a young age, but discovering environmental science during her senior year of high school solidified her lifelong career path.

Rachel earned her B.S. in Environmental Studies from Texas A&M University, minoring in Geography and GIS Technology. During a senior study abroad program in Bocas del Toro, Panama, she fell in love with water resource protection after conducting research that exposed the stark realities of environmental damage and coral reef degradation. This eye-opening experience drove her to pursue her J.D. at South Texas College of Law Houston, where she focused on environmental and natural resource law.

After law school, Rachel obtained her law license while intentionally pursuing a non-traditional legal path in the nonprofit sector. She spent over four and a half years as the Assistant Director of the Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA), where she gained extensive experience in nonprofit management and community-led advocacy for toxic site cleanups. Now, as part of the team at Bayou City Waterkeeper (BCWK), she leverages her legal background to support grassroots communities, tackle pressing climate challenges, and dive deeper into the critical water issues facing the greater Houston region.