Chris Wilson – President

Chris Wilson started We Rock for Autism in March of 2014 to promote autism awareness and acceptance. Inspired by his cousin (and VP of We Rock for Autism) Jenifer and his love for music, the foundation began to take shape. Chris has many family members and friends that have been affected by autism, and felt that his experience with the music industry and sales and marketing background, he could make a difference in the struggles to improve the status of autism acceptance. Chris is not only the President of We Rock for Autism, but he also plays bass guitar in the South Florida based band Paul Wilson & Friends, with his father and his nephew. Chris loves and receives full support from his family, including his amazing wife Teresa, and children Samantha, Casey, Mackenzie and Olivia.

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Jenifer Band – Vice President

Jenifer Band is the Vice President of We Rock for Autism, but is also a mom, wife, Occupational Therapist and long time Autism advocate. Jenifer’s son, Cody, was diagnosed with autism in 1999 at the age of 2 and since then, Jenifer has dedicated most of her time and resources to spreading autism awareness and acceptance. Jenifer, along with her husband Scott, also run an autism awareness online store, www.AutismAwarenessShop.com where they sell a variety of autism related merchandise with the primary goal of increasing awareness and acceptance. Jenifer is a vital part of We Rock for Autism, as she is the one that helps research and determine worthy causes and events to support. Jenifer and her family (husband Scott, son Cody and step-son Blake) love attending and supporting Autism related events and going to Epcot and Disney as often as possible!

Sean Viteri – Treasurer / Secretary

Mr. Viteri is an experienced bookkeeper and accountant. He has worked with many corporations and has helped them maintain proper records and expense reporting to ensure the revenue of each company is tracked and maximized. Mr. Viteri tracks the donations and expenses for We Rock for Autism to make sure our operations cost stay at a minimum, allowing more funds to be used for autism awareness events and financial aid for low income families affected by autism. In his free time, Mr. Viteri enjoys spending time with his family. One of his favorite activities is taking his son, Kai, to the local skate park!

Allison Lockhart – Executive Event Director

Allison is a board certified music therapist with experience in planning and organizing events designed to raise funds and awareness for autism. She founded the state of Alabama’s first Autism Speaks U chapter at the University of Alabama. Allison will not only be helping set up events for We Rock for Autism, she will also be volunteering her services as a music therapist to help us expand our service offerings and reach to the community. If Allison is not busy at the University of Miami, where she is working on her Masters Degree, or providing music therapy to children, you can find her at one of the local music festivals where she enjoys a variety of music and spending time with her friends.