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

  • Will Biggs
  • David Dayoub
  • Angelina Gomez
  • Mackenzie McKeithan Jensen
  • Josie Jones
  • Brooklynne McGonagle
  • Emma Pinsky
  • Emily Warren
  • Beth Winkelman
  • Josh Westcott

Colorguard Instructor

  • Melissa Smith

Drumline Instructors

  • Alex Vallar

Drum Majors 2023

  • Bryan Johnson
  • Barrett McMichael
  • Rachel Relihan

Equipment Staff

  • Sean Anderson
  • Dylan Maxwell
  • Ian Fontenot 
  • Victoria Bowman
  • Bryan Johnson
  • Madison Boozer
  • Myles Banks
  • Cael Duffin

Uniform Staff

  • Hayden Pool
  • Paige Flores
  • Madison Records
  • Priscilla Munoz
  • Payton Dickkut
  • Kiersten Grant
  • Lahli Winsor

Library Staff

  • Emma Caldwell
  • Omar Robinson
  • Jillian Arnold

Kappa Kappa Psi President 

  • Cece Talley

Tau Beta Sigma President

  • Rachel Rellihan