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OUR TEAM

  • Man in a dark suit jacket and blue checkered shirt smiling, standing against a stone wall.

    Jeremy Bouman

    Co-Founder + CEO

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    Sarah Bartolomei

    Chief of Staff

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  • Brittany Burling headshot in front of a colorful mural.

    Brittany Burling

    Director of Operations

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  • Charita Dailey smiling in an office space as the Director of Development at RISE.

    Charita Dailey

    Director of Development

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  • Portrait of McKenzie Ring headshot.

    McKenzie Ring

    Director of Marketing + Communications

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  • RISE Reentry Team Member, Virgilio Rodriguez, Marketing and Communications Specialist

    Virgilio Rodriguez

    Marketing & Communications Specialist

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    Chantal Wentz

    Volunteer Relations Manager

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  • Nora Martin RISE Academy Data and Evaluation Specialist

    Nora Martin

    Data and Evaluation Specialist

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  • Anna Christy Program Support Associate

    Anna Christy

    Program Support Associate

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  • Jasmine Harris smiling in an office building.

    Jasmine Harris, MPH, CHES

    Director of Public Policy + Advocacy

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    Olivia Larson

    Policy & Advocacy Associate

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  • RISE Justice Study Enrollment Coordinator, Mikayla Troudt

    Mikayla Troudt

    Enrollment Coordinator

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  • Robert Nutt smiling at camera wearing a plaid shirt.

    Robert Nutt

    Case Manager

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  • A woman with dark hair and a black shirt smiling, leaning against a white textured wall.

    Maria Moreno-Godemann

    Director of Programs

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  • A woman with long curly blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a beige top, black blazer, and green pants, standing in an indoor location with blurred background lighting.

    Caitlin Finn

    Event Manager

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  • A woman with short, gray and black curly hair, wearing red glasses, a leopard print shirt, and large earrings, standing in front of a colorful, industrial-style background with blurred artwork.

    Dr. TJ Dickson

    Director of RISE Business Academy

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  • Geri Knight standing for her headshot in front of a mural.

    Geri Knight

    Director of Family Programs

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  • Headshot of RISE Family Program Associate, Randall Robbins

    Randall Robbins

    Family Program Associate

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  • RISE Family Program Associate Ashley Rogers

    Ashley Rogers

    Family Program Associate

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  • Andrea Wright headshot standing in front of a mural

    Andrea Wright

    In Prison Program Director

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  • A man wearing glasses and a black sweatshirt with the word 'RISE' printed on it, standing indoors with sunlight in the background.

    Bryan Dahlberg

    In-Prison Program Associate

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  • A middle-aged man with a bald head, smiling, dressed in a dark suit jacket and white dress shirt, standing outdoors with a gray wall in the background.

    Dr. Tommy Moore

    In-Prison Program Associate

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  • Headshot of Pamela Pettes

    Pamela Pettes

    In-Prison Program Associate

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  • A man with a beard and earrings smiling, wearing a straw hat and a pink shirt, standing against a light-colored wall.

    Jon Fonseca

    In-Prison Program Associate

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  • Erica Raetz, Director of Reentry Services smiling in the Blackstone Plaza's Cloud Room

    Erica Raetz, MSW

    Director of Reentry Services

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  • Aaron Pettes

    Reentry Manager

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  • A woman with short black hair, glasses, and a white blazer crossing her arms, standing in front of a colorful mosaic wall.

    December Muhammad

    Director of Employment Services

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  • RISE Academy Reentry Program in Nebraska, Employment Specialist, Brian Koch.

    Brian Koch

    Employment Specialist

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  • Portrait of a man with glasses, a goatee, and a bald head, wearing a blue plaid shirt, standing against a dark gray background.

    Jason Kotas

    Community Navigator

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  • A man with tattoos, dreadlocks, and earrings, wearing a light blue polo shirt, gold chains, and a gold watch, sitting in a lounge area with brown leather seating.

    Andrew Lyle

    Community Navigator

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  • Adyson Hansen RISE Community Navigator Headshot

    Adyson Hansen

    Community Navigator

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    Carly Fonfara

    Community Navigator

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  • Headshot of RISE Community Navigator, Augustin Reyes Jr.

    Agustin "Junior" Reyes Jr.

    Community Navigator

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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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