About Rise
When our community needs us, we are here. Thanks to the incredible support of grants, donations, sponsorships, our volunteers, our staff and our board, we help our neighbors move from crisis mode to more sustainable situations.
Through community partnerships and direct services, we assist local families and individuals in recovering from setbacks and achieving their full potential. It’s not only our official mission, it’s what energizes us every day!
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7,121
Families served at Pantry Drive-Thru events
2,418
Families helped by Rise Case Managers
1,520
Hours of Virtual Summer Programming in 2020
Our Team
Rise has been fortunate to assemble such a talented, thoughtful and warm-hearted team that is truly motivated and driven by their clients’ successes. Our team is not complete without the inclusion of our hundreds of partners and volunteers who make such work possible. Their collective generosity ensures that our Vision and Mission is delivered daily in our offices, our stores and our community at-large.
Executive Director
lkoppel@njrise.org
Director of Development
kcere@njrise.org
Rise Pantry Director
jbadulescu@njrise.org
Rise Pantry Operations Coordinator
jcobos@njrise.org
Senior Case Manager & Holiday Gift Program Coordinator
mjimenez@njrise.org
Case Manager
ncolon@njrise.org
Case Manager
rrodriguez@njrise.org
uRise Content Curator
vbenites@njrise.org
Bookkeeper
jdesravines@njrise.org
Rise Summer Camp Director
jcleeyou@gmail.com
Rise Youth Program Coordinator
llanza@njrise.org
Manager of Greater Goods Thrift Store
getintouch@njrise.org
Digital Store Front Manager
getintouch@njrise.org
Thrift Store Assistant
getintouch@njrise.org
Thrift Store Assistant
getintouch@njrise.org
Thrift Store Assistant
getintouch@njrise.org
Case Manager
avera@njrise.org
Food Pantry Assistant
getintouch@njrise.org
Thrift Store Assistant
getintouch@njrise.org
Our Board
In order to effectively develop a strategic plan to serve our community, our board ensures diverse representation from the local government and business sectors, as well as consumers. The common denominator of our Board’s diversity is their singular determination to affect change in the local community. We find that their collective, worldly knowledge and expertise fits nicely into our own backyard.
Board President
Board Secretary
Board Treasurer
Board Member
Board Member
Board Vice President
Board Member
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Board Member
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