Meet the Founder

Rachel Coney-Bowles

Founder & Executive Director

With over 15 years of experience in elder care hospice, dementia and palliative care, and over a decade in community program development, and systems-level leadership, Rachel brings a unique blend of public health expertise and community leadership to her work.

Rachel is the Brain Health Coordinator with the Virginia Department of Health, where she leads the statewide BOLD (Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure Act) initiatives focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), health equity, and community-based education. Her work focuses on building systems that connect individuals, communities, and resources—ensuring people are not only supported, but prepared to navigate real-world environments effectively.

Rachel is a Certified Trainer for the Virtual Dementia Tour and author of Control Your Thoughts, Control Your Life. And co-author of multiple publications focused on brain health and public health innovation, with work featured in national journals including the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association: Alzheimer’s & Dementia and Innovation in Aging at Oxford University.

Through TRS, she extends this systems-level approach into mentorship and workforce readiness.