Directors & Staff

Conducting the KU Marching Band with a Jayhawk statue in the background

Dr. Paul W. Popiel
Director of Bands

Dr. Matthew O. Smith
Associate Director of Bands/Director, Marching Jayhawks

Sharon Toulouse
Assistant Director of Bands

Leslie O’Neil
Administrative Associate

Graduate Teaching Assistants

  • David Dayoub
  • Angelina Gomez
  • Lucas Petersen
  • Emily Warren

Colorguard Instructor

  • Melissa Smith

Drumline Instructors

  • Alex Vallar
  • Callee Curtis

Drum Majors

  • Maddie Cain
  • Ragan Foster
  • Aaron Reed

Equipment Staff

  • Zach Bossert
  • Cat Montgomery
  • Sean Anderson
  • Dylan Wootten
  • Camden Ruckman
  • Marah Shulda

Uniform Staff

  • Hugo Gonzalez
  • Allison Manning
  • Savannah Robinson
  • Kaitlin Salanski
  • Hayden Pool
  • Ellie White

Library Staff

  • Emma Caldwell
  • Molly Cummings
  • KateLynn Irlbeck

Kappa Kappa Psi President 

  • Emma Pinsky

Tau Beta Sigma President

  • Beth Winkelman