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The Herndon High School Band Parents Association supports the band students through fundraising and volunteering HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL BAND PARENTS ASSOCIATION HHSBPA – Herndon High School Band Parents’ Association They are the governing body of elected band parents and community members who meet regularly to help shape the greater band program at Herndon High School. Click here for Volunteer Opportunities Looking for anything additional? Please contact Communications@herndonband.org MINUTES BY-LAWS board Positions President Kathy Blouch president@herndonband.org Vice President Dawn Dumon vicepresident@herndonband.org Treasurer Lynne DeRoche treasurer@herndonband.org Assistant Treasurer Angela McCafferty finance@herndonband.org Secretary Cheryl Cooper secretary@herndonband.org Marching Chair Scott Gilson marching@herndonband.org Chaperone Chair Mei Acuna chaperone@herndonband.org Communications Chair Sharoni Dasgupta communications@herndonband.org Hospitality /Snacks Chair Amber Gilson hospitality@herndonband.org Guard Chair Stacey Kenneweg & Cheryl Cooper guard@herndonband.org Marching Uniforms Chair Debora Jimenez & Rossana Sudario uniforms@herndonband.org Concert Uniforms Chair Elizabeth Robles concertuniforms@herndonband.org Volunteer Chair Christine Cuadro volunteer@herndonband.org Trip Chair Ellen Green transportation@herndonband.org BAND SUPPORT Positions Tag Day Coordinator Sabrina Donnelly areachair@herndonband.org Financial Review Committee Lynne DeRoche, Angela McCafferty & Saima Hedrick treasurer@herndonband.org Showcase Coordinator Scott Gilson showcase@herndonband.org First Aid Chip Smith firstaid@herndonband.org Band Gear Coordinator VACANT bandgear@herndonband.org PTSA Liaison Kathy Blouch ptarep@herndonband.org Senior Class Representatives Sharoni Dasgupta & Elizabeth Robles seniorrep@herndonband.org Videographer Chris Blouch videography@herndonband.org Photographer VACANT photography@herndonband.org Webmaster Ryan Buckner webmaster@herndonband.org Graphic Designer Drew Griffiths graphicdesign@herndonband.org Writer/ Marketing/ Promotions VACANT communications@herndonband.org Band Camp Snack Coordinator Amber Gilson snacks@herndonband.org Assistant Uniform Coordinator VACANT uniforms@herndonband.org board meeting minutes by-laws

Assistant Uniform Coordinator Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Assistant Uniform Coordinator Shadow Needed VACANT uniforms@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Assists the uniform coordinator Previous Next

Photographer Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Photographer VACANT photography@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Subcommittee Ensures there is a photographer at every event and program. (Identify and recruit photographers for Band events and programs. Create a schedule to ensure photography coverage for all band-related activities. Maintain a database of available Band Families photographers and their contact information etc.) Oversee photography, manages the HHSBPA Flickr account, and coordinate event photographers. Most tasks can be handled from home. Photography experience at any level is welcome for this position. The time commitment may vary depending on the band's schedule with Fall being the most busiest season. All photographs taken by volunteer photographers at band events become the property of the HHSBPA. Key Responsibilities: Manage and organize the Flickr account Organize and archive digital photos. Send out Dropbox links to the band families. Collect photos (from the dropbox) and organize them Edit photographs for use on website, local news media, social media 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

Volunteer Chair Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Volunteer Chair Shadow Needed Christine Cuadro volunteer@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Board Volunteer Coordinator works with the Director, various Chairs, and Board positions to meet volunteer requests for all events. This position involves: Updating the volunteer sheet that is sent out in the Summer mailing Collecting names, phones, emails of potential volunteers for each event; Organizing times and schedules; contacting volunteers; and sending out final reminders Responsibility for all Showcase volunteers-parents, HHS students, HMS students, and others. Showcase also includes the creation of a volunteer schedule in conjunction with the various Showcase Chairs. The volunteer coordinator also works on the Nominating Committee to fill positions for the next year Clear communication with the Band Director, Board of Directors, Fundraising Chairperson, various Chairs, CutTime Managers, and parents is necessary Communication is through phone contact, personal emails, and written band blasts. Sign Up Genius is used as a means of organizing volunteers via the web. Volunteer Coordinator is an ongoing job throughout the school year and summer months Previous Next

Carlee Craze | Herndon High School Band < Back Carlee Craze Alumni Ms. Craze is a 2015 alumni of Herndon Band, named captain for 2 years and traveling to Disney and Hawaii. She has continued working with the Herndon Band since graduating, including as an instructor on the Paris trip. After graduating, Ms. Craze performed with the East Carolina University Color Guard competing in both AIA and WGI circuits. She strives to make all students feel included and give them experiences to grow outside of a classroom environment. Ms. Craze currently works full time as an Interior Designer. Previous Next

Band Directors for the Herndon High School Band Band Directors Brian Fisher Director of HHS Band Program Read More Aubrey Adams Percussion Ensemble Read More Dr. Antares Leask Color Guard Read More Bradley M. Johnson Marching Techs, Marching Band Read More Chris Cunningham Jazz Band, Brass Tech Read More Erica Hirt (In Memoriam) Marching Tech, Marching Band Read More Zoey Birman Marching Band Read More James Covington Marching Band Assistant Read More Joseph Fogleson Marching Percussion Read More Salvatore Boenzi Guard Read More Sarah Mister Guard Read More Gracie Smith Guard Read More Sharon Bonneau Woodwinds Tech, Marching Band Read More PAST DIRECTORS

Vice President Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Vice President Shadow Needed Dawn Dumon vicepresident@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Board The Vice President will assist the President, and assume all duties designated to the President by the bylaws in the absence of the President. The Vice President will serve as Chairperson of Fundraising Activities and, in collaboration with the Board of Directors, will determine adequate fundraising programs to satisfy fiscal needs. The Vice President will serve as an ex-officio member of and supervise those committees, in coordination with the Chairs of such committees, involved in fundraising activities for the Band program. The Second Vice President, if any, shall assume such duties as prescribed by the Board. Previous Next

Dr. Antares Leask | Herndon High School Band < Back Dr. Antares Leask Color Guard Dr. Antares Leask (she/her) has taught in secondary schools for twenty two years, with experience in Texas and Virginia. She teaches English and Education prep classes for Northern Virginia Community College and is a National Board Certified teacher. Dr. Leask was the 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted for Texas Region XI. Dr. Leask did her undergraduate work in English at the University of Georgia, holds Masters Degrees in Secondary Education and Gifted Education from the University of North Texas, and earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington. She holds secondary teaching certificates in both English and Gifted/Talented. She presents in the tech space about using AI for accessibility and also speaks and publishes on popular culture. She has been responsible for the visual programming and direction of DC's Different Drummers, South Lakes, and Briar Woods high schools in Northern Virginia, as well as schools in Texas and Georgia. She has choreographed for multiple other colorguards and has consulted in both programming and visual performance for several marching band programs. In the realm of colorguard performance, Dr. Leask performed with the award-winning Contempo (TX), Allure (TX), Escapade (OH), Ascension (TX), and DC's Different Drummers (DC) winterguards and Sky Ryders (TX) and Cadets of Bergen County (NJ) drum corps. In addition, she did administrative work for Cadets of Bergen County and the Santa Clara Vanguard drum corps, and has frequently volunteered with Winter Guard International. Dr. Leask also served for many years on the executive board of Atlantic Indoor Association North, helping to manage indoor colorguard and drumline competitions across Virginia. Dr. Leask is married with two children, two goofy dogs, and two cats who are jerks. Previous Next

Aubrey Adams | Herndon High School Band < Back Aubrey Adams Percussion Ensemble Aubrey V. Adams retired with honors in November 2001 as principal percussionist and section leader for the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. after over 21 years of service. Mr. Adams has performed in the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra. He is the timpanist of the Prince William Symphony and has performed as principal percussionist with the Washington Ballet. Mr. Adams also performs frequently with the Washington Bach Consort and numerous symphonies from Annapolis to Richmond. Mr. Adams may be heard on recordings of the U.S.A.F. Band and Orchestra, Capitol Winds, Warner Brothers, Meredith Publications, and Garwood Whaley’s’ Snare Drum Duets. Mr. Adams has performed on many local and national TV and radio broadcasts. He may be heard on recordings of the U.S.A.F. Band and Orchestra, Capitol Winds, Warner Brothers, Meredith Publications, and Garwood Whaley’s’ Recital Duets For Snare Drum. At present, Mr. Adams can also be heard playing all 40 of the Percussive Arts Society International Rudiments on their website. Mr. Adams has served as adjunct faculty for percussion at the University of Maryland and George Mason University. Mr. Adams is also active as a writer. He has contributed articles for the Instrumentalist and Percussive Arts Society; his competition solos for snare drum are published by Pioneer Percussion Company. Mr. Adams has an active percussion rental business and is sponsored by the Vic Firth Company. Previous Next

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

Assistant Treasurer Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Assistant Treasurer Angela McCafferty finance@herndonband.org I'M INTERESTED Board The Second Treasurer (also known as the Assistant Treasurer), if any, works cooperatively with the Treasurer in handling HHSBPA finances and shall be bonded through the means of an adequate fidelity bond. In addition, the Second Treasurer shall: 1. Review monthly band, credit card, payment platform (e.g., PayPal, Square, etc.) statements and reconciliations. 2. Collect and record all funds received from HHSBPA activities such as donations, fundraisers, invoices and misc. payments prior to submitting to the Treasurer. This function may be performed by the Treasurer as necessary. 3. Be responsible to hold, maintain, and distribute petty cash and electronic readers to support fundraising and in person payments. 4. Be responsible for tracking and reporting status of petty cash to Treasurer before and after each event. 5. Either submits funds received to the Treasurer for deposit, OR deposits to the bank with supporting documentation submitted to the Treasurer for subsequent recording into financial accounting system. Cash and checks are to be deposited within 1 week of receipt and 1 business day for major fundraisers (e.g., Tag Day, Showcase). 6. Be responsible for maintaining and updating all HHS student account records for band associated activities and communicating student account information to students and parents. In doing so, is responsible for the HHSBPA’s relationship with the HHS Finance office. 7. May serve on the Finance Review Committee for the annual end of year review of Financial Records as detailed in Article X, Section 7. Previous Next