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Concert Band Personnel


Commander and Conductor: Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier - E-mail - biography
Deputy Commander: Major Bruce R. Pulver- E-mail - biography
Associate Bandmaster: Captain Leonel A. Peņa - E-mail - biography
Element Leader: Sergeant Major Virginia Turner - E-mail

Concert Band Biographies


Piccolo

SFC Natalie Boyd Klima **
Seminole, FL

Flute

SFC Sarah Eckman McIver
Springfield, VA
SSG Katayoon Hodjati
Silver Spring, MD
SSG Kasumi Leonard
Seattle, WA
SSG Alyssa Pysola
Pittsburgh, PA

Oboe/English Horn

SFC Daniel Brimhall **
Sweet Grass, MT
SSG Leah Forsyth
Columbus, OH
SSG Erika Grimm
Centreville, VA

Bassoon

MSG J. Daniel Bowlds ***
Lexington, KY
SSG Thaddeus Crutcher Jr.
Memphis, TN
SSG Patricia Dusold
Glenn Dale, MD

Clarinet

MSG Shari Smith **
Hulbert, OK
SFC Matthew Kanowith
Silver Spring, MD
SFC Reis McCullough *
Seattle, WA
SFC Michael Sears
Lithia Springs, GA
SSG John Blair
Virginia Beach, VA
SSG Marlena Burghardt
Coopersville, MI
SSG Brian Eldridge
Mt. Airy, MD
SSG Jennifer Everhart
Thomasville, NC
SSG Adrienne Hodges
Warrenville, IL
SSG Jeremy Klenke
Aurora, IL
SSG Joel Klenke
Aurora, IL
SSG Lauren Rester
Ann Arbor, MI
SSG Matthew Sikes
Savannah, GA

E-flat Clarinet

SSG Brian Eldridge
Mt. Airy, MD

Bass Clarinet

SFC Chad Martin **
Madison, SD
SSG Kevin Walko
Bethel Park, PA

Saxophone

SFC Brian Sacawa
Schenectady, NY
SSG Christopher Blossom
Canton, MI
SSG Daniel Goff
Morgantown, WV
SSG David Parks
Sedona, AZ

Trumpet

SGM Virginia Turner §
Las Cruces, NM
SFC John Altman
West Islip, NY
SFC Michael Klima **
Sartell, MN
SFC James Wood, Jr.
East Lansing, MI
SFC Nicholas Althouse
Salem, OH
SFC Ward Yager
Memphis, TN
SSG Phillip Johnson
Pella, IA

French Horn

MSG Alan White **
Baltimore, MD
MSG Robert Cherry
Bridgman, MI
SSG Stephen Aaron
Kingwood, TX
SSG Timothy Huizenga
St. John, IN
SSG Christy LaBarca
State College, PA
SSG Jeanne Wiesman
Greenwood, IN

§ = Element Leader
*** = Group Leader
** = Section Leader
* = Concertmaster

Trombone

SGM Mark Bowling ***
Camp Hill, PA
MSG Aaron Kadrmas **
Fargo, ND
SFC Todd Sturniolo
Hagerstown, MD
SSG Carmen Russo
Bradenton, FL

Bass Trombone

SSG Wesley Ballenger III
Torrance, CA

Euphonium

SFC Christopher Sarangoulis **
Westminster, MD
SSG Lauren Veronie
Willis, TX

Tuba

MSG Scott Cameron
Ashton, MD
MSG Daniel Sherlock **
Phoenix, AZ
SFC Matthew Nelson
Oconomowoc, WI

Double Bass

SSG Joel Ciaccio
Canton, PA

Piano

SSG Darren Lael
Elon, NC

Harp

SFC Melissa Dunne **
Mesa, AZ

Timpani

SSG Robert Marino
Stonypoint, NY

Percussion

SGM Thomas Enokian ***
Albany, NY
MSG William Elliott **
Shelbyville, KY
SFC Phillip Kiamie
Pelham Manor, NY
SFC Brian Spurgeon
River Falls, WI

Audio Engineers

SFC Michael McLaughlin
Eustis, FL
SFC Howard Smith
Hershey, PA