Jason Kotas Email & Phone Number

I involve myself in the community by being an active member of my Church, St. James United Methodist, West Campus in Bellevue NE, locally co-facilitating weekend workshops for the Alternative to Violence Project, and sharing my experience, strength, and hope at area treatment facilities and other venues. I have worked for RISE, (formerly Defy), since January of 2018, and have recently been promoted from Program Coordinator to our first ever Re-Entry Specialist. I would like you to know that I have not always been this version of myself, as I initially got involved while I was a resident of the Omaha Correctional Center. I graduated from OCC’s first cohort and stayed involved as a Peer Facilitator until I was transferred to Community Corrections, and once approved for work-release, I was offered a job by what was then Defy. Today, as we start this new and exciting chapter called RISE, I find myself living a life that a few years ago I would not have dared to dream about, thinking that my time had come and gone to ever live a life that was meaningful and fulfilling. By finally taking responsibility for my own life, I have risen up out of the ashes that were once my reality, and am dedicated to helping others rise up out of their own.

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  Metro Community College

  24.5 Credits Earned With A 4.0 Gpa