Leadership Team
Executive Director
Kelly Addeo
Curriculum Team Leader
Jennifer Duncan
Jennifer grew up in a large family who believed that children are at the heart of God’s kingdom plan. Together with aunts, uncles, and cousins, they traveled around South Carolina conducting VBS, camps, and holiday programs which is where Jennifer got comfortable doing ANYTHING on a stage. She hopes to combine the excitement of God’s word with her professional training in literature to craft high-energy stories that teach kids about God’s unconditional love!
Jennifer attended Emmanuel College, The University of South Carolina, and The University of Tennessee, where she earned multiple degrees in English and literature. When she’s not writing silly jokes and covering kids in shaving cream, she is an English professor at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College.
Jennifer is married to Jason, a pastor at Mount Paran North Church, and together they’re raising Jack and Lucy to be awesome humans!
Finance Director
Chad Moore
Chad was born and raised in Georgia. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and then attended Liberty University for his MBA. Chad has worked for over 20 years in the retail finance sector having held numerous financial positions at the world’s largest home improvement retailer. Chad has been married to his wife Kendra, since 2006 and they have two sons. Chad is very involved at his church as a faithful attender, an Elder, and children's Sunday School volunteer. He has also served for over 3 years on his local elementary school PTA board, as well as volunteers regularly at his local RISE UP! chapter. Chad was recently awarded Volunteer of the Year by the local elementary school!
Being the Finance Director for RISE UP! gives Chad the opportunity to take his financial skillset and help grow RISE UP! for the future. Volunteering with RISE UP! is empowering the Moore family to learn how to take RISE UP! worldwide to reach those who need to hear the message of Jesus Christ!
Launch Team / Chapter Leader
Sara Seiter
Sara has traveled and lived all over, but she calls Georgia home. She graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in Risk Management and Insurance. Throughout her corporate career, her love for training and helping others feel welcome has shone through. Now as a stay-at-home mom, she thrives on gathering friends and planning fun adventures for her husband Aaron, and 2 sons, Hudson and Easton.
Sara is a chapter leader at Tritt Elementary and recently felt a calling to become more involved in RISE UP! Her experience with restarting RISE UP! at Tritt, led her to become the Launch Coordinator, supporting the expansion of RISE UP! at other schools. She loves being involved in her children's school and seeing the impact RISE UP! has on the kiddos in our public schools.
Technology Director
Lindsay Trotti
Lindsay is native to Atlanta, grew up in Marietta, and attended Georgia Tech where she received her degree in Industrial Engineering. She is a full-time mother to 3 children: Trey, Ryan, and Caroline. Lindsay married her high-school sweetheart and best friend, Paul.
Before kids, Lindsay worked for IBM and gained skills that she never imagined would be useful when starting a ministry! Lindsay is a self proclaimed nerd who loves to problem solve and make things run efficiently. She uses these talents to help make RISE UP! run smoothly with the help of technology solutions.