Rachel Mellby

Director of Accounting & Payments

Rachel Mellby brings over a decade of expertise in financial management for nonprofits and tech, driving innovation in accounting systems to enhance AidKit’s impact.

Professional Highlights

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Rachel has a BA in Accounting from Point Loma Nazarene University and she is a current student in the Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA program.

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Rachel Mellby brings over 12 years of experience in financial operations and systems management at the intersection of technology and nonprofits. Before joining AidKit, she led strategic financial initiatives at organizations like GiveDirectly, where she managed multimillion-dollar international cash transfer programs, and Open Door Legal, where she restructured finance models to support growth. A licensed CPA and former auditor, Rachel specializes in optimizing accounting systems and aligning financial strategies with organizational missions. Her expertise ensures AidKit’s financial infrastructure supports its impactful work in delivering aid efficiently and effectively.

Outside of Work

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Rachel is an avid traveler, loving most to hike, bike, explore, and make friends in new places. Together with her husband, they have been known to book plane flights within hours of departure, have hitchhiked through Chilean Patagonia, and genuinely believe a ten-hour drive to visit friends is not a long journey.