Finalist: Angie Rowe

President & CEO
Beyond Blindness

Angie Rowe, president and executive director at Beyond Blindness, has 25 years of experience leading successful nonprofit initiatives, driving revenue and donor growth, and ensuring programmatic and operational excellence. Prior to Beyond Blindness, she served as interim executive director at Global Genes and event and program director at the OC Marathon. Rowe is an active member of several important organizations, including the California Association of Private Special Education Schools (CAPSES) Board of Directors, California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAABVI), and Orange County Disability Collaborative. She is also a valued member of the OneOC Non-Profit Advisory Council. Her educational achievements include a Master of Science in public policy, a certificate in industrial systems engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in environmental resource management from Penn State University.