Name - Rachel Rogers

Hometown - Rome, GA (originally Hiawassee, GA)

College - Shorter College ‘04

Job Title with brief description - Director of Athletic Development- My job is to raise funds for Athletics through HawkNation. I am also responsible for logistically coordinating all special events within the athletic realm, and maintaining relationships with athletic alumni.

Favorite food? Seafood, Mexican, Greek - I can’t choose!!

Things that drive you crazy? Kate Gosselin, the way Paula Abdul claps, messy kitchens, not being able to find my chapstick when I need it.

What hobbies, sports, or other leisure time activities do you enjoy most? Braves baseball, Georgia football, being outdoors, laughing with friends, concerts

If you could go anywhere on earth for a two-week vacation, where would you go? Why? Greece - yummy food, beautiful scenery and people

What is your favorite holiday? Hands down Fourth of July - I am obsessed with sunny days and fireworks!! What is your biggest pet peeve? People who don’t clean up after themselves What is on your bedside table? Alarm clock, couple books, pictures of my best friends, and a Gatorade Do you still have your tonsils? Yep Coke or Pepsi? Neither! I don’t drink anything that has carbonation. Water is my favorite!! What kind of car do you drive? What color is it? White GMC Envoy - commonly referred to as the “boat” or “minivan” by my friends. It’s way too big for me. What kind of music do you like to listen to? ANYTHING that I can sing and dance along to. What CD would your friends be surprised that you own? Michael Bolton’s Greatest Hits

Shoes or sandals? Rainbow flip flops every day of the year

What are your favorite TV shows? Parenthood, GAC, Food Network, ESPN

If you could pick any career, what would you want to be? I want to work for the Olympics!

What is your favorite color? Brown

If you had to evacuate your house immediately, what is the one thing you would grab on the way out? My safe that has all my most precious possessions including a pillowcase that my great grandma crocheted for me, childhood pictures, all my journals since I was a kid, and a journal my grandma wrote in about me through the years.

Are you the kind of person who wants to be the big fish in a little pond or the little fish in the big pond? I am a big fish in a small pond for sure!

Favorite vacation spot? Charleston, SC