Biography

Carissa lives in Lebanon with her husband, Jeff and her one year old son, Lucas.  After graduating from William Woods University with a degree in Elementary Education, Carissa worked in the field of web design for several years.  She then made the transition into sales, as a Business Manager working for a Fortune 100 company, Clinique Laboratories, a division of Estee Lauder and also for Nordstrom.  Carissa worked for Clinique Laboratories in several different capacities directly managing and training teams of 6 to 75 sales associates.  Planning, executing, advertising, and setting sales goals for special events was one of her specialities.

While working for Clinique, Carissa met Jeff, who was serving as a Captain in the United States Army.  Jeff graduated from The United States Military Academy at West Point, NY and served in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.  In 2003, Carissa and Jeff were married at West Point.  2009 brought the addition of their son, Lucas.

Currently, Carissa works at the River Valley Club in Lebanon and attends Christ Redeemer Church in Hanover.  Carissa and Jeff volunteer with the youth group at CRC and enjoy spending time with the Jr. and Sr. High students.  Mentoring the students and creating opportunities for them to volunteer in the community is very rewarding.

Carissa enjoys gardening, entertaining friends, riding her horse, and hiking.