Director of Wind Bands
Mark has been actively involved with Drum Corps, Marching Bands, and Color Guards for over 23 years. Mark recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelors of Arts in Music Education.
In his past 18 years of teaching as an assistant Director in the Spokane area, his bands have all received superior ratings in concert festivals and marching band performances. During his tenure at Central Valley High School he helped lead them to a fourth place finish at the Bands of America Western Regional in 1998.
Mark served as Program Coordinator from 2000 – 2007 at Mount Spokane High School in the Mead School District. In the short time at Mt. Spokane they have won every major competitive event in the Northwest and in 2005 swept all awards at the Northwest Marching Band Circuit Championships.
Mark also was a founder and served as the Program Coordinator for the newly formed Spokane Thunder Drum & Bugle Corps from 2004 – 2005. In 2000 he was Visual Designer for the Division III World Champion Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps where his visual design helped win the prestigious Spirit of Disney Award.
Mark also served as the Brass Caption Head for the Seattle Cascades from 1993 – 1995. In 2000 he was named the “Who’s Who Among America’s Top Teachers” and has been praised by his peers for his passion to inspire young people to achieve. He also worked for Delta Air Lines in Spokane from 1996 – 2004.