Rachel Zurheide

Director of Marketing and Communication

Rachel is from Brewster, NY, and graduated from Brewster High School in 2011. She went on to play lacrosse at the University of Mississippi where she was a 4-year starter and 2-year captain. Rachel graduated from Ole Miss in 2015.

Rachel worked in the Communications department at Sacred Heart Greenwich from 2015-2020 where she coached the Varsity and JV lacrosse teams as well as the Middle School cross country team. Rachel was also involved with Eastchester Youth Lacrosse coaching the 5/6 girls team for three years. Rachel coached the 2021 and 2026 teams for Snipers Elite before moving to Atlanta, GA. While in Atlanta, Rachel coached the 2022 team for EagleStix and was the varsity assistant coach at West Forsyth High School where she helped lead them to their first-ever state championship appearance. She moved to West Chester, PA in 2021 where she coached the 2030s for West Chester Patriots and was the Varsity Head Coach at Perkiomen Valley.

Rachel spearheads all of our external marketing and communication campaigns. Rachel consistently puts our student-athletes in front of a wide audience through social media, capitalizing on their talent, and helping them stand out in the recruiting process. Her work on social platforms and direct marketing ensures that our student-athletes stand out amongst their peers and that they have “eyes on them” through the recruiting process, while also growing the Compass program.

Bringing years of experience with past marketing and communications roles, Rachel is passionate about setting our student-athletes up for success and is excited about the opportunity to continue to support Compass Lacrosse from afar.