Rissa Ennis is a 39 year-old, native Southern California girl, born and raised in Oceanside. Having no initial health related issues with herself or in her family, and being the youngest amongst six siblings, there had never seemed to be a threat when it came to health and wellness.
She is known for having a zest for life particularly in athletics, art, music and benevolent programs. Along with her new found faith in God after her high school years, she did not realize that these combined disciplines would become the foundational substance for her future wellness.
Early on, Rissa had the opportunity to intern as a national youth mentor and assist in managing a national health program communicated though art, music and theatre for inner-city youth. She taught the first three levels of gymnastics for Newhope Academy in Orange County and worked as the Publicity Director for National Junior Basketball. By the age of 30, her father died of Salivary Cancer which caused her to think about the future health of her and her loved ones. Regardless of the unknown, she organized a Singles Corps to India through HOPE Foundation India serving a children’s AIDS home and school, a leprosy colony, tuberculosis patients, a local orphanage, and the local computer and women’s centers. When she returned home she found that a friend, who was going through dialysis 10 hours per day, still did not have a match for donation. Rissa underwent the tests, was a perfect match, then began the process and within months her friend had his life back. Within the next five years, in unrelated health events, Rissa was diagnosed with Breast Cancer twice, in which she currently just finished her treatments. The up note was that she married her college best friend Eric who has been and continues to be a significant role in her wellness and healing.
During her first round of cancer she organized a national youth service program, through HOPE worldwide, which implements courses that encourage youth to make healthy choices though abstinence. During her second bout with cancer she designed and implemented a successful family mentoring program in the Santa Ana Unified School District in Orange County with specific focus on diabetes, music, exercise, healthy food habits with emphasis on family support. Rissa was also instrumental on planning educational Health Fair’s and Carnival’s for inner-city youth on national service days partnering with the Corporation for National and Community Service, as well as academic and fitness mentoring programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District. After she finished her main treatments from the second bout of cancer, she celebrated by
participating in the Santa Barbara Sprint Triathlon and amazingly did not come in last!
Rissa Ennis has her Bachelors of Art from California State University Fullerton. She has facilitated and taught addiction classes for 8 years, been involved with peer-to-peer mentoring and training for 20 years with 6 of those years including youth peer mentoring and training, guest service and customer service training for 12 years with 2 years of added management advisement, marriage and pre-marital counseling for 6 years, guest speaker at a myriad of events and retreats regarding spiritual, meditation and health content for 10 years, and has also been a regional, national and global speaker
on the fundamentals of mentoring and program development. In Rissa’s 10 years of event planning, she has found that relationships with Southern California hotels and centers allows her to find the most creative and cost-effective ways to plan events. With this experience, along with the partnership of 25-year friend Diana Telles who is a licensed and certified massage therapist and attaining her Bachelors of Science with emphasis in Nutrition, along with her staff and partners, Rissa feels confident of the care and services that RED Concept will provide. In addition to her extensive background, Rissa has been a patient for almost a third of her life. Trying to balance the
physical limitations, medical advice, healthy food choices, and various ways of healing with in diverse situations, she has
firsthand experience with dealing with health and wellness. She also has had reconstructive surgery on her left knee from basketball and recently had shoulder surgery from softball.
Rissa’s Philanthropic adventures include being the Volunteer Event Chair for the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life, member of the City of Anaheim D.E.V.O.T.E. program: Dedicated Employees Volunteer Opportunities Time and Energy, and she is a Board Member of the Anaheim Sister Cities youth program partnering with Mito, Japan. She also has volunteered for over 12 years with HOPE worldwide, ltd. serving in environmental, family, health and disaster relief programs. As you can see, her zeal for life, happiness, health and wellness is ongoing and effervescent!

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