Carla Houser, RYSE Executive Director, was the featured “Name in the News” in the Friday, October 19, 2018 edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Vicki Viotti profiled the work Carla is doing at RYSE, followed by a question and answer format that further delves into the RYSE model. You can read the full article here.
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