The High Priestess of Poetry, Abena Disroe, focuses on educating, tapping into the creative spirit, and increasing creative awareness. Abena hosted the opening show of St. Louis, Missouri October 2002, 2nd Annual Spoken Word Expo, where Poets from across the United States came together.
Abena has performed at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York, National Theatre in Washington, DC, Source Theatre in Washington, DC, Haiti International Radio in Port Au Prince, Haiti, MHZ2 Cable Networks with Patti Austin during the month of June 2002, Daveed Nelson of "The Last Poets", Robert Northern (Brother AH who has played with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sun RA,) Natambu Elijah Russ who has played with the Temptations, and Billy Nicolas, Red Foxx, Four Tops, and many others.
Ms. Disroe is a former teacher at the Elementary, Jr. High, and High School levels, performance poet, and playwright. She has also worked as a storyteller with the federally funded Everybody Wins program in Washington, DC. In 1997, her creative performance 
talents and her performing group Voices with Vision© earned her a nomination for the Mayor's Arts Award for New and Outstanding Emerging Artist. Abena was also selected as one of "America's Most Outstanding Women." With all her community projects, and spirit of empowerment of not only her community, but communities throughout Washington, DC, such as Petworth/Columbia Heights, South Washington Collaborative, 16th Street, Fairlawn, Southwest Hill Residents, Abena researched, edited and wrote "Making It Happen" a publication on self-help organizations, published by Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced and International Studies (SAIS).
President/Founder of Neighborhood Empowerment Working Success (N.E.W.S.) LLC., and Voices with Vision© (a performance ensemble.) Abena has a Certified Events Management Planner certificate from George Washington University School of Business and Management and is a graduate of Jackson State University. She has worked as a Producer and Host of a Cable Family Entertainment show, programming (S.E.E.D.S.©) Soulful, Expressive, Empowerment, Diversity, spoken-Word©.