Rachel Tourgeman Joins Joe Perkins for Circuit Judge Campaign Committee!

Rachel Tourgeman joins Committee to Elect Joe Perkins for Circuit Judge.

We are excited and honored to welcome Rachel Tourgeman to the Joe Perkins for Circuit Judge Campaign Committee!

For over thirty years, Rachel Tourgeman has been recognized and admired for her excellence in teaching and promoting community education and awareness. She was recognized by a former President of the United States for developing an outstanding intergroup relations program.  The prestigious Carl Bertelslmann Foundation in Denmark also commended Rachel for her model programs in the USA. While working at the Miami-Dade County Police Department, Rachel had the unique opportunity to also create and implement curricula which she taught to sworn police officers, as well as to sworn and non-sworn personnel from County’s Corrections and Rehabilitation Departments. Her courses included conflict resolution, group facilitation, anger management, domestic violence, self-esteem, and team building among others.

Throughout the years, Rachel has been a vibrant voice and face on television and radio shows. Recently she completed a series of TV informative educational shows entitled: Simplemente Ser Mujer or Simply Being a Woman. Rachel retired from a distinguished career with Miami-Dade County and is presently the Community Relations Director at Florida National University (FNU), where she works very closely with hospitals, the private sector, community leaders and community-based organizations in providing young minds the opportunity to reach their dreams and potentials through education and perseverance. As FNU’s Community Relations Director, Rachel has received widespread acclaim for creating the POWERHOUSE. The POWERHOUSE is composed of Law Enforcement Officials at the Local, State and Federal levels; Religious leaders, Educators, Corporate and Non-Profit entities, Firefighters, Elected Officials, other universities, various Nurses Associations, and the list goes on…  Educational Walks and Rallies are orchestrated in the areas of Human Trafficking, Missing Children and Domestic and Teen Dating Violence. These pertinent events play an instrumental role in saving the lives of our children, youth and families. Consequently, she is a proud recipient of numerous awards for her distinguished role in helping to eradicate these crimes from our local and global spheres. Rachel currently serves as the host of the talk show On Point with Rachel Tourgeman.

We are excited and honored to welcome Rachel to the team!