An author and entrepreneur, Rachel L. Proctor was first elected to the DeSoto City Council in March 2013. In May 2014 she was re-elected and from May 2016 through May 2019 went on to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. In February 2021, she began serving as the 22nd mayor of DeSoto. No stranger to politics, she held several positions, including Student Council and Sophomore Class President. A graduate of UTA with a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and a licensed minister. She has served as a Board Member of the Dallas County Child Welfare Advisory Board and she has been recognized as Dallas Business Journal 40 Under 40, DeSoto High School Alumni Hall of Fame, SDBPWC Ombudswoman Award, and Mabel Chandler Distinguished Award Female.
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SUPERB WOMAN: Mayor Rachel L. Proctor
As the brainchild and creator of the eMErge™ Online Devotional App, Mayor Rachel L. Proctor engages her app subscribers with daily inspirational messages, shareable timeline graphics for social media and Bible studies to help them live intentionally in their faith, life, love and businesses!
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