Rachel Combs

Grants Manager

Rachel Hauben Combs has over 30 years of nonprofit administrative experience, primarily in development. She has worked as a development officer or consultant with several nonprofits, including Storycatchers Theatre, About Face Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre, the League of Chicago Theatres in Chicago, Opera Omaha, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, and the Ronald McDonald House in Omaha. During her 16-year tenure with Storycatchers Theatre, Rachel facilitated dramatic organizational growth, from a budget of just under $500,000 in 2007 to nearly $1.8 million in 2023. She assumed the interim executive director role for Storycatchers from November 2022 to April 2023 while the company searched for its next organizational leader. Rachel was part of the artistic leadership of Omaha’s BLUEBARN Theatre from 1991-1997. She holds a BFA in Acting from the State University of New York at Purchase and an MA in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University.