Rachael Griffith has been charged with managing Chester County's Climate Action Plan as the county's new sustainability director. She was previously the senior trails and open space planner at the Chester County Planning Commission.

In her new post, Griffith will assist county departments, municipalities, and other stakeholders in working toward meeting the county's goals for sustainability, clean energy, greenhouse gas reduction, resource protection, and public outreach and communications.

Griffith began her career as a landscape architect before moving to the LandHealth Institute in Philadelphia as community projects and programs manager. She joined the Chester County Planning Commission in December 2016.

Aside from the positions she has held, Griffith has been active in the community. She serves in a volunteer capacity for the Urban Land Institute, East Vincent Township Planning Commission, French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, Natural Lands, and the Phoenixville Area Time Bank.

Griffith earned her undergraduate degree in landscape architecture from Temple University, as well as a master's degree in public administration and a certificate in public finance from the University of Pennsylvania.