Rachel Cotney graduated from Lanett High School and has lived in the Chattahoochee Valley area her entire life. She graduated from LaGrange College with a BA in English in 2004. Since then, Rachel has worked as Circulation Assistant at Lewis Cooper Memorial Library in Opelika, Circulation Manager at H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library in Valley, and is currently employed at Chattahoochee Valley Community College as an Associate Librarian.
Ms. Cotney has a Boston Terrier named Otis Redding who is an only child. Her hobbies include reading, playing the guitar and singing. She also collects vintage cookbooks and kitchen wares, and also kimonos.