Rachelle (Rachel) Brown (born Rachelle Pidherny, July 6, 1986) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She currently plays lead for the Val Sweeting rink. Born in Smithers, British Columbia, Brown moved to Edmonton c. 2006. As a university curler, she represented the University of Alberta at four CIS/CCA Curling Championships. Brown first represented her new province at the 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, playing lead for Team Alberta, skipped by Tom Appelman. The team had a less than successful tournament, going 3-8, but Brown had the best percentage among leads in the tournament, and was named to the First All-Star team.