{"id":34,"date":"2021-02-14T00:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T00:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:03:39","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b29beef elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b29beef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d6ad8\" data-id=\"d4d6ad8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ff744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c8ff744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06557f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06557f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce0be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce0be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #010101; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Our\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #010101; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">mission at RIISE<\/span><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #010101; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">\u00a0is to showcase Paralympic excellence around the world and pursue projects at the interface of inclusivity, sports, and engineering at Purdue University.\u00a0 We imagine a world where all athletes at all levels have the means and support to play and perform at their full potential. To pursue our vision, we strive to raise awareness for Paralympic sports while improving sports accessibility and performance. At RIISE, we work to accomplish this mission through three committees: Development, Operations, Communications. Check them out on the Committees page!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #010101; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #010101; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Looking to <span style=\"caret-color: #010101;\">stay<\/span> connected? Email RIISE@purdue.edu to receive our Newsletter!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a045e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a045e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Executive Board<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e756f11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e756f11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b372240\" data-id=\"b372240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196d4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"196d4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-1024x1536.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-1568x2352.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madison-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defb23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"defb23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Madison Balgeman<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bf56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65bf56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>President<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42ccd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e42ccd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biomedical Engineering\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b77f0\" data-id=\"44b77f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44c09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a44c09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-1568x2352.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lilly-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de228a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de228a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lily Waterman<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48508d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48508d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Vice President<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c92435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c92435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d9951\" data-id=\"21d9951\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a3d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2a3d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellie-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a831249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a831249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Elly Diesen<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ccbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70ccbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Treasurer<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d86dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d86dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3d866\" data-id=\"5a3d866\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507fe7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"507fe7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matthew-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620897f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620897f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Matthew Haubold<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2cdc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2cdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Secretary<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cbc60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15cbc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3823b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3823b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721c073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721c073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Directors<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf7ef5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf7ef5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-775e731\" data-id=\"775e731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4875710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4875710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Janina-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce6077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce6077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Janina Li<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e726a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e726a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Operations<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b809e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9b809e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d574cd7\" data-id=\"d574cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed52be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed52be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arielle-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c21b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c21b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Arielle Aarvig<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2017cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Development\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4269a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4269a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biomedical Engineering<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aeaa3a\" data-id=\"1aeaa3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2f0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf2f0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-1568x2352.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emma-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" style=\"width:100%;height:149.97%;max-width:1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f362334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f362334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Emma Poston<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e3da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e3da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Communications<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5413bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5413bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2fb3b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2fb3b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d71703\" data-id=\"3d71703\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d14ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05d14ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coordinators<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142560c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142560c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-682f104\" data-id=\"682f104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae99ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae99ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Ricardo-scaled-rk1fkbtvfm4e72z9eujud44avpx3dzrkpdu6ot5p3m.jpeg\" title=\"Ricardo\" alt=\"Ricardo Gomez | Athletics Coordinator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccd790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ccd790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ricardo Gomez<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #e0ce99; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\">Athletics Coordinator<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Aerospace Engineering<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b224dcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b224dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6e7775\" data-id=\"b6e7775\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6173b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6173b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5b87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db5b87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Committees<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ead0e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5ead0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd98e60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd98e60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da9c508\" data-id=\"da9c508\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c4c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2c4c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Communications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b336af5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b336af5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-947c6b4\" data-id=\"947c6b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f10872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f10872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Comms-Team-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.68%;max-width:2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f5f329\" data-id=\"2f5f329\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4afbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4afbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Communications advances the image of RIISE by increasing the impact of the organization to reach as many people as possible. Regular RIISE content can be found through our Linked In (@RIISE Purdue), Instagram (@riisepurdue), and more. Be sure to subscribe on all platforms for the most up-to-date information regarding paralympic sports and RIISE whereabouts.<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00c54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a00c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ba7e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26ba7e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18b40eb\" data-id=\"18b40eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe3084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fe3084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><b>Operations<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d959f2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d959f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6122692\" data-id=\"6122692\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d3d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18d3d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/RIISE\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ops-Team-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.68%;max-width:2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf82ac\" data-id=\"7bf82ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92c88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92c88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Operations monitors the planning and daily operations of all RIISE-organized events, ensuring everything runs as smoothly as possible. This includes clinics and external events. They also propose new exciting opportunities to advance the mission of RIISE both on Purdue\u2019s campus and in the local communities.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ceffbb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ceffbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf18ec 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