Rachel Raimist

Rachel Raimist is a college-professor-turned-television-director tapped by Ava DuVernay to direct Queen Sugar for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She was then hired to direct an episode of Greenleaf (OWN), and signed with a high-profile manager at Kaplan/Perrone and an agent at CAA. Most recently, she directed Nancy Drew and Roswell New Mexico for The CW. Raimist holds a BA and a MFA in directing from the UCLA School of Film and Television, an MA in women’s studies, and a PhD in feminist studies from the University of Minnesota where The Rachel Raimist Feminist Media Center was named in her honor in 2009. Raimist serves on the leadership team of the Latino Committee and the Women’s Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America.