Former students of mine have earned doctorate and master’s degrees in music, are music educators throughout the K-12 and university-levels as well as many private studios and professional performers. Several students are in the National Guard bands and many students are successfully working in fields outside of music. Among my former students working in a music-related field are:
Aaron Power – Director of the Heartland Concert Band
Adriel Reynolds – DMA Student (ABD) at the University of Arizona
Alberto Bent – Worship Paster at Kenwood Baptist Church, Cincinnati, OH
Bobby Wolf – Air Force Reserved Band
Brent Andrews – Director of Bands, Mangum Public Schools
Clint Kubala – Graduate Assistant at Missouri State University
Cody Sirk – Master’s Student at University of Oklahoma
Derek Brown – aka “Beatbox Sax” [To be clear, Derek studied classical saxophone with me at Hope College, but I am proud to have played a very small role in his musical development]
Devan Bettencourt – Band Director, Allen High School
Dillon Jung – Band Director, Elk City, Oklahoma
Dr. Eric Pennello – Instructor of Music Education, University of Oklahoma
Eric Stults – Graduate Student at Florida State University
Eric Walschap – Administrative Coordinator for the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma
Erin Hanson – Band Director, Nocona, Texas
Jordan Irizarry – Graduate Student at University of Arkansas
Jordan Satterlee – Band Director, Morris, Oklahoma
Josh Dodson – Saxophonist in the Oklahoma National Guard
Joshua Buxton – Media Producer/Videographer at the United States Army Field Band
Kathleen Jung – Music Teacher, Elk City, Oklahoma
Katy Hall – Fine Arts Teacher Chisholm Public Schools, Oklahoma
Landon Bumgarner – Student Minister South Lakes Church
Lydia Krikke – Music Teacher Seneca, Missouri
Mark Knowles – Professional Musician, Nassau, Bahamas
Mary Spencer – Performer at Kings Island
Merrick Valile – Music PR
Misty Nicole Schumann-Hickman – Band Director, Hinton, Oklahoma
Rachel Faires – Music Teacher, Woodward, Oklahoma
Raemon Wilson – Band Director, East Newton, Missouri
Rick Rieger – Professional Musician, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ryan Siebert – Band Director, Newcastle, Oklahoma
Samantha Canon – Band Director, Huntsville, Arkansas and in the 42R US Army Band
Sarah Stapleton – Music Teacher at Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Taylor Steier – Band Director, Tuttle, Oklahoma
Tim Martin – Band Director, Sayre, Oklahoma