RISE’s leadership team is the organization’s board. They help determine organizational priorities, ensure RISE is led by its vision, mission, and values, and holds fiduciary responsibility. The board also works with staff to problem solve and dream up new ideas.
If you are interested in participating with RISE as a volunteer or leadeship team member, please contact us.
Teens RISE
Mia (she/her)
Jade (she/her)
Destiny (she/her)
Elle
Faolan (he/him)
These five students share one voting position so that participating is not a burden to any of them.
Leah Loveday (she/her)
Becca Pearson (she/they)
BSN-RN Nursing Major
Loves working with pediatric emergency medicine and adolescent health.
Distributes emergency contraception ETSU
Is obsessed with her cat
Darlene Fogg (she/her)
Dr. Darlene Fogg has been practicing obstetrics and gynegology (OBGYN) in Kingsport, TN for more than 14 years. She received her B.A. from Wellesley College and her M.D. from The University of Miami School of Medicine. She completed her residency in OBGYN at Loyola University School of Medicine.
While Darlene enjoys all aspects of OBGYN, she has a special interest in adolescent medicine. she believes she has a unique opportunity to educate girls and teens about puberty, sexuality, safe relationships, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Phyllis Thompson (she/her)
Phyllis is the chair for the Dept. of Counseling and Human Services at ETSU. She co-edited Lessons from the Pandemic: Trauma-Informed Approaches to College, Crisis, Change (Palgrave, 2021) and Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis in Higher Education (Palgrave, 2022) with Janice Carello (Edinboro University).
Phyllis is passionate about bringing an equity-centered, safe, inclusion-based trauma-informed approach to her work with RISE and the ETSU Strong BRAIN Institute, as a Safe Zone trainer, and in the classroom—teaching and learning.