Board & Leadership
Get to know the passionate individuals that make up our board and leadership teams, highlighting their roles in promoting inclusivity and creativity within the AWB community.
Our Board
Choppy Rouse
AWB Board Vice President,
Realtor and Volunteer
Roman Maslennikov
AWB Board Treasurer,
Senior Manager, Marcum LLP
Christine Rouse
AWB Founder and Executive Director
Mary Thomas
AWB Board Chair
Parent & Volunteer,
Business Owner (Retired)
Lisa Abraham
AWB Board Secretary
Pharmaceutical Executive and Consultant (Retired)
Kimberly Crowley
Partner, Cerity Partners LLC
Matt Faranda-Diedrich
Partner, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
John Guerrieri
Partner, Marcum LLP
Liz Chapin
VP Client Service AMP Agency
Michael Rouse
(Emeritus)
Founder ESF Camps and Experiences
Elena White
AWB Parent & Community Volunteer
Kathy Himsworth
Human Resources, Vanguard
(Retired)
Damaris South
Head of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Executive Staff
About AWB
Elevating people with disabilities
AWB is a unique year-round performing arts program providing an open forum for the creative and artistic expression for children, teens and adults with physical disabilities. The goals of our programs are to provide people with disabilities the opportunity to pursue their love of the performing arts, build their belief in themselves and their abilities while showing the world what people with disabilities can do!
Join Us
AWB relies on volunteers.
The first Sunday of every month volunteers assist our actors at workshops as they learn their lines and rehearse their parts. Our most dedicated volunteers support our actors throughout the year and are a part of the yearly performance. There are opportunities for people who want a creative outlet through set design, props and costume development. Great for early teens, adults and seniors!