Rachel Vaughn has been a private chef since 1994, cooking both on the West and East coasts. While working for World Central Kitchen in 2022, Rachel began supporting a large shelter outside of L’viv, Ukraine. This work inspired her and her colleague David Faeder to found the Direct Effect Action Network (DEAN). DEAN is actively engaged in providing timely assistance to the people of Ukraine who have been internally displaced or otherwise harmed by Russia’s invasion.
