Rachelle Simon is the Executive Director of United Way of Pettis County. After twenty years serving in ministry roles around the country, Rachelle returned to her hometown in rural Missouri in 2023. Since then, she has been working to engage all sectors of her community to improve lives through supporting local non-profits. Rachelle has overseen the opening of an innovative rural walk-in hub, providing centralized social services to those in need.

Rachelle earned a Bachelor's degree from Rockhurst University, a Master's of Counseling from Villanova University, and a Master's of Divinity from Boston College. For fifteen years, she educated and formed college students through residential life, student conduct, and campus ministry settings.

Rachelle is passionate about the transformative power of Catholic social justice communities. As a young adult, she was a Jesuit Volunteer in Ashland, Montana, serving the Crow and Northern Chayenne reservations. Since 2010, she has been involved in the work of Bethlehem Farm, a Catholic intentional community in Appalachia focused on low-income home repair, sustainability, and environmental justice.

In her personal time, Rachelle enjoys cooking, hiking, and volunteering with her wife and family.