Born and raised on Hilton Head Island, SC, Dr. Rachel Moya received her BS in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina, MA in Intelligence Studies with a focus in Operations from American Military University and PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. In 2022, Dr. Moya completed her Certificate in Education Finance from Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. 

She is a wife and mom/stepmom to 5 daughters and a son and resident of Ponte Vedra, FL.

Dr. Rachel Moya served as Chairman of a not-for-profit scholarship organization and recently served 6+ years on the Beaufort County Board of Education. 

In 2018, she was elected to serve as the Beaufort County Board of Education representative for District 7. Her committee appointments included: 

Ad Hoc Attorney (Chair) 2019, Ad Hoc Policy 2019, Ad Hoc Coherent Governance 2019, Coherent Governance 2020, Policy (Chair) 2021-2024, Finance 2019-2023, Ad Hoc Bluffton Growth (Chair) 2020-2024, Legislative (2022-2024, 2024 appointed Chair)

She proudly represented the diverse and rapidly growing Bluffton/Pritchardville population and Beaufort County student body of over 21,000. In her role as a Beaufort County Board of Education representative, Dr. Moya was also appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Beaufort-Jasper Academy of Career Excellence (BJACE) from 2018-2020. The mission of BJACE is to prepare the students of Beaufort and Jasper counties to become qualified workforce members by offering Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs leading to industry certifications, technical skills attainment, and soft skills training necessary to support current regional and national business needs.  

Recently, she served 3 years as a Director-At-Large on the Board of Directors for the Education Market Association (EDmarket). Founded in 1916, EDmarket promotes an open market for quality educational products and services that are produced and delivered by professional suppliers and dealers. 

Dr. Moya was appointed in December 2024 to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. Her committee appointments are: Finance, Facilities & Operations (Chair), Presidential Performance Evaluation & Metrics Ad Hoc (Chair), & UWF Foundation (Ex Officio Director).

From 2008-2024, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Your Day, LLC, a South Carolina based consulting, marketing, image and fundraising service company for political organizations, candidates, issue-based organization, private companies & non-profits. Her work has been seen on CNN, NBC, NewsMax & many local media outlets.

Dr. Rachel Moya spent over 6 years, including 3 years in the C-Suite with education data and technology company, The Amos Group. In this position, she oversaw all revenue streams for various products, provided strategies for growth & product expansion, and managed teams in sales, marketing & customer success.

In 2025, she founded and became Chief Executive Officer of Florida based Scale Strategies Inc., with a mission  to provide specialized consulting services that empower education companies to navigate government relations effectively, strategize for market growth, and secure critical funding opportunities.