Rachel Chernos Lin is the City Councillor for Ward 15 – Don Valley West. At City Hall, she is Chair of the City-School Boards Advisory Committee and sits on the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena and the Canadian Film Centre.
Prior to her election as City Councillor, Rachel served as an elected Trustee for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) for six years, including two years as Chair. At the TDSB, she led the charge to restrict cell phone usage in classrooms, introduced the 2024–2028 Multi-Year Strategic Plan, and secured over $1.8 million of multi-level government funding for youth violence prevention initiatives.
Rachel holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in History from Brown University. She is a published historian and active speaker on education and governance.