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<!DOCTYPE html><html data-wf-domain="www.thecolorwave.org" data-wf-page="664ddd3480709540ff765de9" data-wf-site="64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c" data-wf-collection="664ddd3480709540ff765dcf" data-wf-item-slug="rachel-oatis"><head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>Colorwave</title><meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" name="viewport"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/css/colorwave.webflow.904490895.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" rel="preconnect"/><link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin="anonymous"/><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1.6.26/webfont.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">WebFont.load({ google: { families: ["Open Sans:300,300italic,400,400italic,600,600italic,700,700italic,800,800italic","Inter:100,200,300,regular,500,600,700,800,900"] }});</script><script type="text/javascript">!function(o,c){var n=c.documentElement,t=" w-mod-";n.className+=t+"js",("ontouchstart"in o||o.DocumentTouch&&c instanceof DocumentTouch)&&(n.className+=t+"touch")}(window,document);</script><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64ff9f6cd4fa0c7408dea1f6_32.png" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64ff9f719acdb0a310d9b2ae_256.png" rel="apple-touch-icon"/><script async="" src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DDRYE2ECDT"></script><script type="text/javascript">window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js', new Date());gtag('set', 'developer_id.dZGVlNj', true);gtag('config', 'G-DDRYE2ECDT');</script><style> .texto-cortado-3 { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; } </style> </head><body><section><div class="div-block-61"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/665e61af206aa21cbb146846_wavew.svg" loading="lazy" alt=""/></div></section><section class="section-9"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer newcontainer w-container"><div class="div-block-63"><div class="div-block-60"><div class="image-wrapper"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad1e3/66724a1d8c98dec58d8ca927_Rachel%20Oatis.png" loading="lazy" width="Auto" height="Auto" alt="" class="image-10"/></div><div><h1 class="heading-16">Rachel Oatis</h1><div class="div-block-67"><p class="paragraph-2"><strong>Current Role:</strong></p><p class="paragraph-2">Incoming MBA Student at UNC Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School</p></div><div class="div-block-67"><p class="paragraph-2"><strong>Current Company:</strong></p><p class="paragraph-2">UNC Chapel Hill</p></div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelcoatis/" target="_blank" class="link-block-3 w-inline-block"><p class="button_text">Linkedin Profile</p></a></div></div><div class="divider"></div><div class="div-block-68"><p class="paragraph-2"><span class="text-span">Juneteenth: My Story of Freedom and Access</span></p><p class="paragraph-2">In celebration of Juneteenth, Colorwave champions the dual themes of Freedom and Access by highlighting the importance of choice in career paths and the ability to generate wealth without restrictions.聽</p></div><div class="div_wrapper-2"><div class="question_wrapper"><h3 class="heading-17">How has your experience with Colorwave鈥檚 community and curriculum created more career choice and wealth?</h3><p class="paragraph-2">Colorwave has kicked the door open to more opportunities for me to understand and engage in the VC space because of the knowledge and relationships I gained during the Fellowship.</p></div><div class="question_wrapper"><h3 class="heading-17">What鈥檚 1 or 2 examples of how Colorwave has lead to greater access to opportunity and jobs?</h3><p class="paragraph-2">Following my time in the Fellowship, I was invited to join the Colorwave Growth Committee, where I gained insights into the company's strategic decision-making processes and operations.</p></div><div class="question_wrapper"><h3 class="heading-17">What鈥檚 one highlight of how the community you鈥檝e created with Colorwave has created more freedom for you or someone you care about?</h3><p class="paragraph-2">Colorwave has opened the doors of professional placement for many of my peers and I am so grateful to Colorwave's team for continuing to open the door.</p></div></div><h3 class="heading-17">How to Support</h3><div class="div_wrapper"><div class="div-block-59"><p class="paragraph-2">Interested in supporting more fellows like聽</p><div class="only_name">Rachel Oatis</div><p class="paragraph-2">?</p></div><a href="https://donorbox.org/juneteenth-campaign" class="donate w-button">Donate to colorwave</a></div><div class="div_wrapper"><p class="paragraph-2">Interested in being a fellow?</p><a href="https://airtable.com/appcX6ZnQmVnt2k8r/shrKh83AOaJ5bCBOY" class="apply w-button">Apply to colorwave</a></div></div></div></section><script src="https://d3e54v103j8qbb.cloudfront.net/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.dc5e7f18c8.js?site=64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c" type="text/javascript" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/js/webflow.schunk.84d13ce2a4b8a1fa.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/js/webflow.ab2c56ed.8d14d3893f97fc27.js" type="text/javascript"></script></body></html>