Organizations Filed Purposes:
RISE ACADEMY'S (FKA DEFY NEBRASKA,INC.) MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES.AT RISE ACADEMY, TRANSFORMATION STARTS PRE-RELEASE AND CONTINUES POST-RELEASE. OUR INSIDE/OUT MODEL BRIDGES INCARCERATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONSIDERS ALL THE CRITICAL STEPS IN THAT JOURNEY. WE PREPARE AND TRAIN PEOPLE FOR EACH PHASE THROUGH INTENSIVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT READINESS, JOB CREATION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CASE MANAGEMENT. WE TRANSFORM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BY BUILDING AWARENESS AND EMPATHY THAT LEADS TO SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY. THESE CONNECTIONS HEAL FAMILIES, CREATE EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS AND LOWER RECIDIVISM.
RISE ACADEMY'S IN-PRISON PROGRAM IS A SIX MONTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES INCARCERATED MEN, WOMEN, AND YOUTH NOT JUST FOR SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY, BUT ALSO FOR "LIFE BEYOND RE-ENTRY."
RISE ACADEMY'S RE-ENTRY PROGRAM OFFERS PROGRAM GRADUATES CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT UPON RELEASE. POST-RELEASE SERVICES INCLUDE REENTRY PLANNING, JOB READINESS TRAINING AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
RISE ACADEMY'S POLICY & ADVOCACY CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SYSTEM IMPACTED PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR CONCERNS AND IDEAS VOICED AND HEARD DURING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE A COALITION TO WORK IN SOLIDARITY TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THE NEBRASKA CRIMINAL JUSTICE LANDSCAPE AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM. LOBBY SUCCESSFULLY FOR POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT THAT IMPACT THE DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES THAT INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, LIVING CONDITIONS AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND PROVIDE THE RESOURCES, SKILLS, TRAINING AND BUILT CAPACITY TO MAINTAIN POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jeremy Bouman | CEO | 40 | $165,000 |
| Pamela Larsen | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Leah Smejkal | FINANCE CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| William Ochsner | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| David Bills | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Cortney Bauer | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Lashonna Dorsey | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Jeff Slobotski | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Amy Johnson | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Ken Stinson | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 10 | $0 |
| Othello Meadows | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
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