Our Team
Andrea Starks-Corbin
Andrea is currently the Marketing Coordinator for RISE Partnerships, assisting with branding and marketing materials. Before coming to RISE, Andrea grew her professional portfolio within marketing and communications roles at AFLV and AFA.
A few years ago, Andrea was accepted into a bridging program to obtain a Colorado teacher’s license and is currently a 5th grade teacher at Eagle Valley Elementary, a dual-language International Baccalaureate World School. Outside of work, Andrea enjoys hiking and snowshoeing with her husband and daughter.
Brittany Barnes DEEG
Brittany has served as the Assistant Director of Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life at Purdue University, Director for Training and Development and Vice President for Learning at RISE Partnerships. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Experiential Learning at Abilene Christian University.
Brittany is talented at maintaining healthy rapport with students and stakeholders while simultaneously working through highly complex problems. Relying on these and other abilities, she was responsible for spearheading the award-winning RESPECT initiative at Purdue. She now lives in Texas with her husband, daughter, and pets.
Chris Brooks
Chris is an experienced instructional designer and educator with a passion for creating inclusive, engaging learning experiences. With a background in eLearning development, student affairs, and Fraternity & Sorority Life, they bring a strategic, learner-centered approach to every project.
Chris is an experienced instructional designer and educator with a passion for creating inclusive, engaging learning experiences. With a background in eLearning development, student affairs, and Fraternity & Sorority Life, they bring a strategic, learner-centered approach to every project.
Outside of work, they enjoy exploring local coffee spots, diving into a good podcast, and finding new ways to connect learning with real-life change.
Chris Jefferson
Christopher Jefferson serves as director for the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life at the University of Missouri and joined RISE Partnerships, LLC in 2018. He has more than 17 years of professional experience working with various fraternity/sorority communities, including Pennsylvania State University, Indiana State University, North Carolina State University, Old Dominion University, and George Mason University.
Chris is an active member of the fraternity and sorority community serving in prior volunteer roles for the North American Interfraternity Conference, the National Panhellenic Conference, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., and currently serves on the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation (AFAF) Board of Directors. Chris was awarded the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) in 2021 and shares the namesake of the Association of Fraternity & Sorority Advisors Shirley-Jefferson Fellow for diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, established in 2022.
Chris facilitates RISE’s training programs for new member educators (THRIVE), volunteer advisors (GUIDE), and new officers (EQUIP). Chris also serves on RISE’s curriculum design team, developing new programs for clients, and on the consulting team as an analyst on assessment and strategy projects. Chris is committed to helping students discover their passions, enhance their community, live their values, and realize their leadership potential through the fraternal experience!
Dan Bureau, Ph. D.
Dan currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Student Wellbeing in the Office of Student Success at the University of Kentucky. He represents the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors as a representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). He is the National President of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity (2023-2025) and serves on the Piazza Research Advisory Committee.
Dan currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Student Wellbeing in the Office of Student Success at the University of Kentucky. He represents the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors as a representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). He is the National President of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity (2023-2025) and serves on the Piazza Research Advisory Committee.
DAN WRONA
Dan has worked with fraternal organizations from every perspective: a campus professional, a headquarters professional, an umbrella organization staff member, a chapter advisor, a volunteer leader, and a business leader.
He is a student of organizational leadership, systems theory, strategy, instructional design, and other complex issues, and regularly contributes to the fraternity/sorority industry through writing and presenting.
Dan manages the day-to-day operations of RISE and leads many of our instructional design and consulting projects. To schedule a meeting, click here.
EMILY FEUER, PH.D.
Emily works at the University at Albany, SUNY as the Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Finance & Administration. She also serves as a Virtual Scholar for the Piazza Center at Penn State where she focuses on hazing prevention research. Emily's favorite role is being a mom to two young boys with a third on the way. Emily serves on RISE’s consulting team.
Emily serves on RISE’s consulting team.
Jenny DAMASK, ED.D.
Jenny currently works as the Assistant Director for High-Risk Drinking Prevention at the University of Wisconsin. In her role, she helps campus partners strategize and evaluate changes to systems, policies, and environments.
She has a brilliant grasp of the public health approach to preventing issues with alcohol, drugs, tobacco, hazing, and sexual assault. She developed several successful educational programs and promotional campaigns involving social norms clarification and bystander intervention.
Jenny contributes her expertise to RISE’s instructional design team and to consulting projects involving high-risk behavior.
JESSICA WILSON
Jessica Wilson has worked with fraternity and sorority communities at the University of Texas at Arlington, Capital University, and The Ohio State University prior to her new professional role delivering programming to attract university talent through the global internship program at Gartner, Inc.
She believes in the fraternal experience, and harnesses student development and experiential learning to impact the efforts towards members' career readiness. She supports the RISE mission of helping leaders to do their best work by utilizing technology to solve problems and streamline efficiency.
Jon Campbell
Jon has worked in sales enablement at FedEx since 2018 and is currently a Manager, Solutions, where he leads a team responsible for educating sellers who work with some of FedEx's largest and most complex customers.
Prior to FedEx, Jon served as the Vice President of Fellows and Organizational Effectiveness at New Memphis Institute, where he led a year-long leadership program for mid-career professionals and guided hiring, retention, and team strategy efforts. He worked in higher education before that.
Drawing on his diverse background in higher education, corporate training, and nonprofit leadership development, Jon brings expertise in instructional design, coaching, and organizational effectiveness to his work with RISE.
Julie Dold
RISE Partnerships is excited to announce the addition of Julie Dold as our new Business Coordinator. Julie joins RISE after an outstanding 17 year career at SUNY Potsdam, having held positions in Residence Life, Campus Life, and Admissions. As Business Coordinator, Julie will develop and maintain RISE's day-to-day operational systems as the company continues to grow.
Karlee Nuttelman
Karlee Nuttelman has spent over a decade working in and alongside fraternity and sorority communities, holding roles at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Indiana University, the University of Dayton, Sigma Kappa Sorority National Headquarters, and Delta Tau Delta International Headquarters. She currently serves as the Director of Online Learning and Prevention Education for Delta Zeta Sorority, where she oversees the organization’s LMS, eLearning development, and prevention education.
A proud member and dedicated volunteer for Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Karlee is passionate about creating safer, more inclusive fraternal experiences through education that is both research-informed and engaging. She brings to RISE a unique blend of public health knowledge, instructional design expertise, and on-the-ground fraternity/sorority experience. Karlee approaches prevention and leadership education with a collaborative mindset, always centering the learner experience while aligning with organizational goals.
Outside of work, you can find Karlee enjoying books, trying new ciders, and spending time in her hammock.
Paul Mintner
Paul has worked at the University of Iowa since 2012, currently serving as the Associate Director for Leadership & Service Programs in the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership. His work provides leadership development opportunities and civic engagement programming for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students through both curricular and co-curricular experiences.
He brings expertise in leadership development, competency models, instructional design, and organization development to the RISE team. Paul has done outstanding work developing campus-wide leadership development and service learning initiatives, and integrating them across multiple departments.
Paul is a part of RISE’s instructional design team, with specific focus on leadership competencies, program design, and educational strategy.
Stacy Kraus McDonald
Stacy has over 25 years of experience in fraternity/sorority work, previously serving both as a campus-based fraternity/sorority advisor and a headquarters staff member. She volunteers for Sigma Kappa Sorority, the National Panhellenic Conference, and her local Parent Teacher Organization. Stacy has previously held leadership roles with the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors and the Northeast Greek Leadership Association.
Stacy lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and two kids. However, if you know her even a little bit, you know she remains a Buffaloian at heart! (Go Bills!) In her free time, Stacy loves to sew, travel, read, and thrift shop. One of her favorite vacation spots was Iceland, where the wind almost blew her away. Her nerdy interest is in the long-term stability of smaller regional institutions during this era of declining enrollment.
Stacy serves on RISE’s consulting team as an analyst for program review, assessment, and strategy projects. She is passionate about listening to stakeholders' stories about the impact of fraternities and sororities and evaluating how these narratives are shared to create opportunities for transformative change within communities.