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Directors and Staff

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Dr. Paul W. Popiel
Director of Bands

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

Sharon Toulouse
Assistant Director of Bands

Administrative Assistant
Leslie O’Neil

Graduate Teaching Assistants
Alley Cockshaw
Tyler Goudlock
Tonya Mitchell
Burke Slocum

Colorguard Instructor
Melissa Smith

Drumline Instructors
Brandon Graves
Nick Spradlin

Drum Majors 2016
Tristan Bartley
Jamie Venzian
Andre Womack

Equipment Managers
Gracie Binter
Casey Craig
Braden Oliphant
Jake Suddock

Uniform Managers
Megan Bricks
Rachel Frish
Evan Fruhauf
Landon Fruhauf
Alyssa Vasquez

Librarians
Allyssa DeJarnette
Fern Stevermer
Chase Wallace
Kristen Wells

Kappa Kappa Psi President
Colleen Cesaretti

Tau Beta Sigma President
Jefferson Vlasnik


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