Rachel Dykoski, Writer

Rachel Dykoski (rachel.dykoski@mac.hush.com) is a burgeoning activist, wife, and mother of 2 oh-so-clever girls; she lives to volunteer throughout the region. "I am amazed that sixteen years after graduating with a degree in print media, this is the first time that I've been published in a daily news publication. Thanks, TC Daily Planet!" She has enjoyed freelance writing for community-based and disease-specific newsletters, has consulted on print production for health and wellness consultants and direct marketing companies, and was public affairs director for WRQC-FM. She serves on the Minneapolis Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities; the steering committee for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's myMSmyway.com; and the steering committee for Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (regarding climate justice and green jobs initiatives). She is a DFL affirmative action officer for Senate District 61, a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church's social justice and anti-racism groups, and a board member with the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability. Dykoski received certification in non-profit management from the University of Illinois at Chicago in June 2008 and plans someday to run her own non-profit. Her motto: "You gotta move it or lose it. MS hasn't stopped me—if anything, it has given me my life back." Besides the articles below, Rachel Dykoski has a Daily Planet blog: Rachel Says.