Jacob Reeves | Herndon High School Band < Back Jacob Reeves Marching Percussion Mr. Reeves is currently a Band Director at Mercer Middle School in Loudoun County, VA. He has previously taught at J. Michael Lunsford Middle School and Fluvanna Middle School. Mr. Reeves earned his Bachelors of Music from James Madison University in 2021 with an emphasis PreK-12 Instrumental Education and has since added Pre-k-12 Vocal Music Education. Mr. Reeves has taught percussion at Falls Church HS, Herndon HS, Dominion HS, Potomac Falls HS, River Bend Middle School, Freedom HS, and is the former Music Director of the Eta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. He has directed and conducted 2 major POPs benefit concerts including over 200 musicians, and 7 different musical ensembles, raising over 18k for non-profit organizations. the pandemic Mr. Reeves has directed more than 50 virtual pieces for Langley HS Bands, Herndon HS Orchestras, George Mason HS Bands, Centerville HS Bands, and his own 2020 Virtual Christmas Concert featuring 150+ musicians from coast to coast in 30+ pieces. Mr. Reeves has been privileged to perform internationally with American Music Abroad Blue Tour and the JMU Brass Band. Some of his most memorable performances include his three performances at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference where, at the 2013 conference performance, he was featured as a soloist performing with the Herndon High School Wind Ensemble; marched in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Day Parade in Honolulu, the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington D.C, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, and in the final Disney World Electric Light Parade in Orlando. Lastly, he performed twice at the Kennedy Center in the Cappies Orchestra. He is a member of the Brass Band of Northern Virginia and looks forward to taking the Freedom HS Percussion ensemble to compete in the Percussive Arts Society International Convention Chamber Ensemble Competition. In his free time, he supports his local church and school systems adding music to their programs. He looks forward to all of the new music making opportunities presented each day. His vision is to give back what others have done for him by creating an innovative environment for students to discover the beauty, passion, and stories in music through self exploration! Previous Next

Forms Committee Chair Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Forms Committee Chair Wendy Cummins forms@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Board The Forms Committee Chair is responsible for assisting the Band Director in assembling, distributing and collecting required band forms and maintaining the CHARMS band database. Should be comfortable working with a spreadsheet and performing data entry. The activities for this position occur primarily in the spring, to a much lesser extent in the fall and minimally throughout the year. Assembles Band Packets for all students taking band the next calendar year (including rising ninth graders). Enters student information into the CHARMS band database. Files returned forms. Assists with the collection of required forms that are not turned in by deadlines or are incomplete. Running periodic reports for use by band board/committee chairs and for auditing database. Assist in the development of data entry guidelines for the CHARMS band database. Previous Next

Erica Hirt (In Memoriam) | Herndon High School Band < Back Erica Hirt (In Memoriam) Marching Tech, Marching Band Ms. Hirt worked with the Pride of Herndon Marching band from the fall of 2011 to winter of 2025. An alumna of Herndon High School, class of 2007, she graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2011. She was the band director at Armstrong ES in Reston and Forestville ES in Great Falls. In addition to teaching in Fairfax County Public Schools, she also taught private bassoon lessons in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties. She performed regularly with the Fairfax Wind Symphony, Manassas Symphony Orchestra, and several other amateur music groups in Herndon and Chantilly. Please take a few minutes to read the tribute to Ms. Hirt Previous Next

Tag Day Coordinator Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Tag Day Coordinator Shadow Needed Sabrina Donnelly areachair@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Tag Day is the biggest fundraising event for the Pride of Herndon Band. Donations collected on Tag Day are split 50-50 between the student accounts and the band. These proceeds can be used for future expenses such as concert fees and the Spring trip. To bring in those donations, all HHS band and Guard students, dressed in their band or Guard uniforms, walk door-to-door in their neighborhoods asking for contributions. The students travel in groups of two or three and hand out flyers with information about the band and tags with the concert schedule for the band (hence the name -Tag Day) while asking for contributions. If no one is home, the students will leave a mail-in envelope. Students can also send contribution requests to relatives and friends. Coordinator Responsibilities include: Ask for an area chair and co-chair for each area. (beginning of band camp) Get everything ready to go to the printer Look at the number of kids in each area and consider moving some in order to level the areas. (last week in August) Send everything to the printer. (1 or 2 weeks before area chair meeting) Divide handouts/envelops/tags by area and prepare area bags (cloth grocery bags or boxes). Hold area chair meeting to distribute handouts, etc. and give instruction to area chairs. (the last week of band camp during the evening camp time) Visit area chair homes to see how things are going Count money -Treasurer comes to coordinator's house and the area chairs arrive at scheduled times to count money together Prepare summary report for the BPA Board Previous Next

Senior Class Representatives Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Senior Class Representatives Christine Cuadro, Colleen Foehrkolb seniorrep@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Coordinates and executes activities and purchases for band Seniors Previous Next

Greens Coordinator Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Greens Coordinator Susan Rankin greens@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Previous Next

Videographer Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Videographer Shadow Needed Chris Blouch, Brian Cooper videography@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Ensures all events have a videographer Takes videos at all events - concerts, programs, marching band events, etc.. Uploads, organizes, and updates the videos on the Youtube channel with the help of the Webmaster and communications teams. Previous Next

IT Chair Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next IT Chair Ryan Buckner technology@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Board The IT Chair provides strategic leadership for the technology that supports the Herndon High School Band Parents Association. This role ensures that the organization’s technology infrastructure is secure, reliable, and aligned with the needs of the board, volunteers, students, and families. The IT Chair oversees technology planning, manages the organization’s technology resources, and leads a team responsible for supporting day-to-day operations and major events. Responsibilities include: Develops and recommend the organization’s technology strategy to improve operational efficiency, security, and long-term sustainability Oversees the administration and security of the HHSBPA’s Google Workspace environment, including user accounts, shared resources, organizational settings, and Google for Nonprofits compliance Manages the organization’s technology assets, including hardware, software, cloud services, and subscriptions Ensures technology systems, equipment, and services are available, secure, and properly configured to support meetings, performances, competitions, fundraising events, and other activities Leads and supports the Technology team, including the Webmaster and IT Support volunteers, by establishing priorities, providing guidance, and coordinating technology initiatives, and removing impedements Partners with the Communications team to improve the effectiveness, reliability, and accessibility of the organization’s digital platforms Evaluates emerging technologies and recommends solutions that improve collaboration, increase capabilities, reduce risk, or optimize costs Develops and maintains technology documentation, operational procedures, and best practices to ensure continuity between board members and volunteers Advises and educates the Board of Directors on technology related opportunities, risks, and best practices to support informed decision-making Provides technical leadership and problem solving for technology related issues affecting the organization’s operations Previous Next

Chris Cunningham | Herndon High School Band < Back Chris Cunningham Jazz Band, Brass Tech Mr. Cunningham is a full time music teacher at Herndon High School. He began working with The Pride while teaching at several feeder elementary schools, and soon became a full time band director at Herndon HS. He created the guitar program here at Herndon, and now teaches five classes of guitar full time. His ensembles have earned consistent “superior” ratings and first place rankings in all competitions Previous Next

Forms Coordinator Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Forms Coordinator Wendy Cummins forms@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Previous Next

Brian Fisher | Herndon High School Band < Back Brian Fisher Director of HHS Band Program Mr. Fisher is the Director of Bands at Herndon High School in Fairfax County beginning November of 2024. Mr. Fisher was the band director at Herndon Middle School from 2018-2024. Before that he was at Wakefield HS in Arlington. He has also taught band at Kenmore MS, Wilson HS (Washington D.C.), and West Milford HS and Macopin MS (New Jersey) Mr. Fisher is also currently the assistant conductor of the Arlington Concert Band. He recently completed his second music master’s degree, where he regularly conducted ensembles at Shenandoah University. As a saxophonist, Mr. Fisher performs with the JazzWorx Big Band and Fairfax Wind Symphony. Mr. Fisher comes to us with deep ties to the Herndon community. Not only does his son currently attend Herndon Middle School (and is in the band!), but he was on staff for the 2023 Pearl Harbor and 2019 Normandy trips and has co-led the HHS Jazz Band with Mr. Cunningham since moving to our area. At the state level, he has served as the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association District 12 Representative and he has extensive experience hosting and chairing our District Band and Solo & Ensemble events. Previous Next

Jazz Band Ensemble in the Herndon High School Band < Back Jazz Band The Jazz Band is an ensemble designed to promote the study of jazz literature, emphasizing improvisation and styles of the jazz idiom. Students meet after school starting in November and receive a half credit for course participation. The instrumentation of the ensemble varies each year but generally reflects standard Big Band instrumentation (Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones, and Rhythm Section – Drums, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Vibes, Auxiliary Percussion) Previous Next