Courtney Sakellaris   is currently the Senior Manager for High Schools at Honest Game. She was the Assistant Athletic Director at Oak Park and River Forest High School from 2007-2021.Previous to her role as an administrator she was a coach and tutor at OPRF.

Courtney is a 2000 graduate of the University of Rhode Island where she played field hockey under Rebecca Provost. She started her first two years in the backfield and midfield before playing primarily in the midfield. She helped lead her team to compete in the Atlantic Ten championship game both freshman and junior years.

Courtney is a graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School where she excelled at both field hockey and soccer. She earned First Team All-State honors in field hockey and helped lead her team to a state championship and state runner-up her junior and senior years. As a soccer player, she was named to the West Suburban All-Conference team twice,  earned All–Sectional honors, and was the team MVP.

Courtney resides in Oak Park with her husband Nick and their three children. She is passionate about growing the sport of field hockey throughout Illinois and helping athletes grow to their full potential.

Stephanie Bernthal comes to RISE with more than 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, and most recently as the Head Coach at Ball State University for the past four years.

Along with her collegiate experience, she has many years of experience working in the club spaces, as well as running two sites for the USA Field Hockey Futures (Nexus) program, including both a Futures Elite (Level 1) Site and a Level 2 site for Region 8 (South).

In addition to her coaching experience, Stephanie has vast knowledge in the collegiate admissions process having served as a Collegiate Enrollment Counselor and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor with an extensive background in mental health.

A native of River Forest, IL - Stephanie helped Oak Park and River Forest High School gain state championships in both field hockey (‘03) and softball ('05), as well as second place finishes in field hockey (‘04) and softball ('04). 

After being awarded the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year as a high school senior, Stephanie secured a scholarship to attend Kent State University (KSU) as a member of the field hockey team. Leading her team to 2 Mid-American Conference titles, Stephanie had an incredible impact on her team. She started all 4 years in the backfield and was named co-captain her senior year - helping to lead her team to a Top 20 ranking and a NCAA Tournament bid. While at KSU, Stephanie received All-MAC honors twice, as well as being named a Regional All-American honors once and was Co-SIDA All-District for Academics.

Graduating in three years academically, Stephanie began her Master Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling her final year as a student-athlete at KSU. She also earned a Master of Education Degree, while simultaneously earning licensure in the State of Ohio as a Professional Counselor.