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OUR TEAM

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Jeremy Bouman
CEO + Founder
Jeremy Bouman
CEO + Founder
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CEO + Founder
Sarah Bartolomei
Chief of Staff
Sarah Bartolomei
Chief of Staff
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Chief of Staff
Brittany Burling
Director of Operations
Brittany Burling
Director of Operations
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Director of Operations
Charita Dailey
Director of Development
Charita Dailey
Director of Development
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Director of Development
McKenzie Ring
Director of Marketing & Communications
McKenzie Ring
Director of Marketing & Communications
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Director of Marketing & Communications
Virgilio Rodriguez
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Virgilio Rodriguez
Marketing & Communications Specialist
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Marketing & Communications Specialist
Chantal Wentz
Volunteer Relations Manager
Chantal Wentz
Volunteer Relations Manager
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Volunteer Relations Manager
Nora Martin
Data Coordinator
Nora Martin
Data Coordinator
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Data Coordinator
Anna Christy
Program Support Associate
Anna Christy
Program Support Associate
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Program Support Associate
Jasmine Harris
Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
Jasmine Harris
Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
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Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
Olivia Larson
Policy & Advocacy Associate
Olivia Larson
Policy & Advocacy Associate
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Policy & Advocacy Associate
Mikayla Troudt
Enrollment Coordinator
Mikayla Troudt
Enrollment Coordinator
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Enrollment Coordinator
Robert Nutt
Case Manager
Robert Nutt
Case Manager
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Case Manager
Maria Moreno-Godemann
Director of Programs
Maria Moreno-Godemann
Director of Programs
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Director of Programs
Caitlin Finn
Event Manager
Caitlin Finn
Event Manager
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Event Manager
Dr. TJ Dickson
Director of RISE Business Academy
Dr. TJ Dickson
Director of RISE Business Academy
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Director of RISE Business Academy
Geri Knight
Director of Family Programs
Geri Knight
Director of Family Programs
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Director of Family Programs
Randall Robbins
Family Program Associate
Randall Robbins
Family Program Associate
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Family Program Associate
Ashley Rogers
Family Program Associate
Ashley Rogers
Family Program Associate
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Family Program Associate
Andrea Wright
Director of In-Prison Programs
Andrea Wright
Director of In-Prison Programs
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Director of In-Prison Programs
Bryan Dahlberg
Prison Program Coordinator
Bryan Dahlberg
Prison Program Coordinator
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Prison Program Coordinator
Dr. Tommy Moore
Prison Program Coordinator
Dr. Tommy Moore
Prison Program Coordinator
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Prison Program Coordinator
Jonathan Fonseca
Prison Program Coordinator
Jonathan Fonseca
Prison Program Coordinator
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Prison Program Coordinator
Pamela Pettes
Prison Program Coordinator
Pamela Pettes
Prison Program Coordinator
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Prison Program Coordinator
Erica Raetz
Director of Reentry Services
Erica Raetz
Director of Reentry Services
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Director of Reentry Services
Aaron Pettes
Reentry Manager
Aaron Pettes
Reentry Manager
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Reentry Manager
December Muhammad
Director of Employment Services
December Muhammad
Director of Employment Services
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Director of Employment Services
Brian Koch
Employment Specialist
Brian Koch
Employment Specialist
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Employment Specialist
Jason Kotas
Community Navigator
Jason Kotas
Community Navigator
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Community Navigator
Andrew Lyle
Community Navigator
Andrew Lyle
Community Navigator
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Community Navigator

RISE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Naomi Hattaway
RISE Board Chair
Owner, Leaving Well Consulting
RISE Board - Year 3

Tonya Eggspuehler
RISE Board Vice Chair
VP Organizational Development & Total Rewards, Union Pacific
RISE Board - Year 1

Dan Walker
RISE Board President - Year 2
Senior Analyst, Bridges Trust

Jeremy Bouman
RISE Co-Founder & CEO (non-voting)

Ava Thomas
President, Western Media Group Lee Enterprises
RISE Board - Year 4

Dr. Mark Foxall
Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
RISE Board - Year 4

Jamie Berglund
Co-Owner, David Loren Construction
RISE Board - Year 3

Natasha Nuytten
CEO, DEI Network
RISE Board - Year 1

Luester Weaver
RISE Graduate
RISE Board - Year 1

Rachel Fox
Sr. Manager of Learning & Development, Connectbase
Founder of You Go Girl
RISE Board - Year 2

Ben Navarro
General Manager, Customer Service First Exteriors
RISE Board - Year 2

Thomas Sudyka
Growth Equity Investor, McCarthy Capital
RISE Board - Year 2

Jan Chvala
President, TTC
RISE Board - Year 2

Steve Lathrop
Partner, Attorney at Law, Hauptman O'Brien Wolf Lathrop
RISE Board - Year 2

Bill Hobbs
RISE Graduate
RISE Board- Year 3

Darron Rolle
Sr. Vice President, Kiewit Corporation
RISE Board- Year 1: July 2024

Melissa Taylor
Consultant, Econic
RISE Board - Year 1: October 2024

Ken Stinson, RISE Co-Founder
RISE Board Chairman Emeritus
Chairman Emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.

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