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
Mary Thomas
AWB Board Chair
Parent & Volunteer,
Business Owner (Retired)
Choppy Rouse
AWB Board Vice President,
Realtor, Volunteer, & AWB Parent
Christine Rouse
AWB Founder and Executive Director
John Guerrieri
AWB Board Treasurer
Shareholder, CBIZ
Lisa Abraham
AWB Board Secretary,
Pharmaceutical Executive (Retired)
Kimberly Crowley
Partner, Cerity Partners LLC
Matt Faranda-Diedrich
Partner, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Liz Chapin
VP Client Service AMP Agency
Elena White
AWB Parent & Community Volunteer
Damaris South
Head of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Kathy Himsworth
Vanguard Principal
(Retired)
Craig Evans
CPA, Director, Kresicher Miller & AWB Parent
Beth Michener-Wall
MSS, Oncology Social Worker (Retired)
Theresa Audrey Yogboh
Family Nurse Practitioner & AWB Parent
Michael Rouse
(Emeritus)
Founder ESF Camps and Experiences
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!