About Us
Training and education delivered with Respect, Integrity, Service, and Equity.
We stand for workers.
We deliver outstanding training, education, and benefit navigation to care providers and public sector workers, with a focus on equity and worker-employer collaboration.
Our History
RISE Partnership formed in 2019, when leaders of three labor-management trusts decided to create an entity that would improve delivery of training and benefits, leveraging coordination and resources for the best worker experience.
Working together has proven to be a huge success! Today, RISE’s educational mission overlaps with those of six labor-management trusts and goes much further: Our mission is to be the leading nonprofit, adult-education organization in Oregon by delivering outstanding training and education to care providers and public sector workers, with a focus on equity and worker-employer collaboration.
RISE is committed to the principles of respect, integrity, service, and equity. We are proud to lead in creating high-quality, family-sustaining jobs in Oregon’s long-term care and public service sectors, where workers not only gain valuable skills but also the opportunity to join their union.
Board Members
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Melissa Unger, President/Treasurer
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Katie Coombes, Executive Director
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Joy’e Willman, Secretary
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Cristal DeJarnac, Director
Our Team
Our team members are passionate about supporting workers.
