Our Team
Who We Are
RISE Partnership is a team of mission-driven people who believe workers’ hard-won benefits should be delivered with Respect, Integrity, Service, and Equity. Meet our Senior Staff.

Brian Rudiger
Executive Director

Katie Coombes
Senior Director of Programs

Theresa Hansen
Director of People and Culture

Jenny Abeling
Essential Worker Healthcare Trust Director

Alice Cobb
Director of Carewell SEIU 503 Benefits Administration

Sarah Edwards
Director of Carewell SEIU 503 Training

Patsy Richards
Director of Long-Term CareWorks

Kelley Weigel
Director of Uplift Oregon

Nathan Beil
Information Systems Director

Jill Bakken
Communications Director
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