About SWAN

She was featured as a masterclass performer for Miss DeLay at PCPA and the Aspen Music Festival. Her professional career began in Carnegie Hall when she performed with a Chamber Orchestra in partnership with Isaac Stern, followed by an international concert tour with the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia. She has performed with The Philly Pops Orchestra and the Saint Louis Symphony and served as concertmaster for the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra. She was co-concertmaster for Opera Barga in Lucca, Italy, and a principal player in the Canton Symphony.

In addition to performing, Diana has taught private violin lessons, music theory, and ensemble classes over the past 40 years. One of her student ensembles, Volante, was featured on CBS’s “The Early Show.” She founded Avalare Strings, a classical crossover string quartet that performed throughout the Philadelphia region.

In 2011, Diana founded SWAN. Her SWAN students have been featured on national and regional radio and television, including Executive Leaders Radio and The Learning Channel. Diana continues to develop SWAN’s program and corporate capacity.

Her freelance work has her performing with Orchestra 2001, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Chamber Orchestra First Editions, and the Ocean City Pops. Brooke was a founding member of Avalare Strings, which featured various crossover styles. She runs a private teaching studio and works as the Program Director for SWAN.

She uses her ongoing training in Salesforce to manage SWAN’s operations and is responsible for our donor/client database, social media, website, communications, and educating SWAN team members on using progressive systems and applications. She enjoys being creative and uses her artistic talent to both capture SWAN students’ progress through photography and videography and teach them fine art during camp. She is motivated to use her gifts to serve others in the hope that they will see a reflection of Christ, the greatest gift. In her free time, Holly likes to kayak, enjoy the beauty of God’s creation, and eat yummy food.

She has had the privilege of partnering with various community organizations such as the Lancaster Symphony Education Committee and Women’s Symphony Board, Music for Everyone, and Musical Arts Society to benefit students in the City of Lancaster.

Prior to her job as an elementary music teacher at Burrowes, she directed the music education program at Lancaster Bible College for eight years.  She has served as adjunct faculty at Eastern University, Cairn University, and Valley Forge Christian College.   Her conducting experience includes directing high school students at the Csehy Summer School of Music and adults in several colleges and community groups.

Janet has loved performing as an oboe soloist and orchestra member since she started studying oboe at age 11. She has freelanced in the Lancaster and Philadelphia areas and is an active music leader in her church. Her professional goals have always included sharing a love of music with students in a way that helps foster life-long participation in music.

She has served the foster care community in Lancaster and Berks County, creating programs and supporting social workers and agencies. She has mentored youth in Lancaster city through programs at Teen Haven.

She and her husband, Sean, live in Lancaster city with their three children.

He has helped and served those affected by HIV in Lancaster City and Lancaster County in prior years.

Sean, his wife, Deanna, and three children live in Lancaster City, PA.

Rob is a visionary and accomplished technology leader with a proven ability to successfully lead technology operations, infrastructure support services, and cross-functional, complex teams. He has expertise in strategic planning, data management, and analytic platforms and broad success in software development and program/project management. He has extensive experience directing, implementing, and improving business systems and processes to deliver superior value to stakeholders.

Rob lives in Maryland with his wife, Amber, and three daughters. He owns and operates Pleasant Lines Farm in Baltimore County, which practices agriculture using natural synergies between creatures.

Since joining SWAN as a teaching artist in 2018, Matt has witnessed the powerful impact that music, mentorship, and trauma-informed care can have on children of incarcerated parents. Many of the students he teaches during the school day also participate in SWAN’s programs, giving him a unique and compassionate perspective. As a board member, Matt brings a vital voice shaped by frontline experience and deep care for the children we serve.

She brings a heart for service and a broad range of leadership experience, including her role on the Board of Trustees for Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Foundation and her four years as a Girl Scout leader.

Jessica and her husband, Matt, also a SWAN board member, live in Landisville with their two children. Together, they are committed to investing in the lives of youth through education, mentorship, and music. Jessica considers it a privilege to serve on the Board of Directors for SWAN and to be part of a mission that brings healing and hope to children affected by parental incarceration.