Rachelle DeLaurier has served as Executive Assistant since 1995. She wears several hats in the AGR Home Office, including working with the National Boards, meeting planning and Home Office administration, but her primary role is keeping the Executive Director in line. She has an AA degree in Liberal Arts and a Diploma in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She and her husband, Bruce (who is a Delta Chi alumnus, University of Missouri), reside on a 26-acre hobby farm with three horses, a yellow lab named Maggie, three cats and many gardens. They have five adult children (two sons, three daughters). Rachelle spends a lot of time in her greenhouse and enjoys gardening, creating new projects for her husband, fishing, hiking, golfing and birding. She is patiently awaiting the arrival of grandchildren.