ABOUT
Rise Disaster Relief & Recovery, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established to bridge the gap between available federal disaster relief and the ongoing needs of the community. Search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, and debris removal after a disaster are just a few of Rise's services. Individuals and families receive support services ranging from immediate basic needs to long-term follow-up and after care support.
OUR MISSION
“The Rise Team” provides with dignity, compassion, humility, and kindness, relief and mitigation to citizens impacted by natural and human-caused disasters.
We supply them with products for basic needs, obtained through donations, assist with property clean-up by the hands of our vetted and trained volunteers. Our volunteer staff is comprised of kindhearted people, military veterans, nurses and people from all walks of life.
We gather and provide to the impacted families information obtained from media, and local and federal agencies to assist them in the recovery from the major disaster. We vow to help them rise and recover.
“Through God, all things will be done!” John 1:3
LEADERSHIP
Sylvie Langevin
CEO/Founder
She brings 30 years of financial business management experience and a strong passion for helping people to our new non-profit organization.
Sylvie also holds the position of President of PRS Tower Management Services, which is a Wireless Communications infrastructure construction Service Provider. Her responsibilities with PRS include the Project Management, Sales and Marketing, Financial Management and Customer Service departments. Sylvie has experience volunteering in different industries to include 2 storm disasters, one was a hurricane and the other a tornado. She is looking to focus her energies on the recovery of people during Storm Disasters. Her passion for helping people, coupled with her business experience and great ability to work in a team environment should prove to be a great asset.
Judi Seymour
Health & Safety
Cindy Love
Director of RISE Operation Center
Wanda Hill
Board Member - Interfaith Manager
Wister Brown
Board Member – Director of Donor Services
Richard Mesick
Board Member - Director of IT
Victor Brown
Board Member – Treasurer
OUR STAFF
Shawn Slawson
IT/Media Developer
Nicolas de Kappelle
First Response Team Lead
Zack Leboeuf
Team Lead
Lauren Rump
Administrative Support
Steven Baggett
Risk Management
Jenni Thompson
Staff Volunteer