Rachel is a founder member of the Office of the Data Protection Authority, joining in 2013 and helping to build a thriving office which focuses on the ‘human’ side of data protection. Her encyclopaedic knowledge of Guernsey’s Data Protection legislation is a superpower in her role supervising the regulatory and enforcement functions of the ODPA, as well as deputising for the Data Protection Commissioner.

In 2024, Rachel’s responsibilities expanded to include international partnerships as the ODPA expanded its horizons under the new commissioner, taking on the role of co-Chair of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA)’s International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group. She also oversees strategic planning, development and governance as part of her role in the senior leadership team.

Prior to joining the ODPA, Rachel began her career in data protection with eight and a half years at Guernsey Police as their data protection and information security officer. During this time, she gained the ISEB Certificate in Data Protection and invaluable hands-on experience of dealing with data protection issues ‘at the coalface’.  In June 2018 she completed a Master’s degree in Information Rights Law and Practice; with her dissertation entitled “Leaving the EU: the data protection implications of a ‘Hard Brexit’ for UK businesses with EU data flows and clients”.