Rachelle Archer

Rachelle Archer, MA ACC

Rachelle Archer is the Program Manager at Thrive, an empowerment program for youth who have completed NCRC’s DA-supported Juvenile Diversion Initiative. She supports them as they continue reaching their goals and flourishing in their communities outside the justice system. She’s devoted her 30-year career to serving historically marginalized communities and the professionals who support them. As a founding member of the Monarch School San Diego, she spent over two decades honing her craft as a community builder and facilitator, increasing access to critical mental health, social emotional learning, and arts engagement programs for unhoused and systems-affected youth, and designing professional learning experiences for direct-service staff and community partners.

Her personal experiences with burnout and toxic workplace cultures led her to launch Artful Leadership Coaching and Consulting in 2020. Her vision is to help organizations with big missions make a sustainable impact in their communities by putting well-being first, so that they can lead with a full tank and co-create the conditions for flourishing with all stakeholders. She stands for healthy workplace cultures and helps foster the individual, interpersonal, and institutional well-being that empowers teams to achieve their vision with vitality and longevity. Her unique arts-infused approach has supported K-12 schools, social services, youth development, and arts & culture organizations nationwide to center equity, healing, and well-being.

Rachelle obtained her BA in Social Work at SDSU and her Masters in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland, and is an ICF-credentialed Life Coach. She’s a passionate Playback Theater actor and the host of The Artful Leader podcast, which features inspiring leaders working at the intersection of the arts, education, healing, and social justice. Rachelle believes everyone can be a leader, that humans thrive in community, and the well-being of a community begins with us doing our inner work first.