Richard Saucedo is currently Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chairman at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. Under his direction, Carmel bands have received numerous state and national honors in the areas of concert, jazz and marching. The Carmel High School Wind Symphony was invited to the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in 1992 and 1999, and was named the Indiana State Champion concert band in 1999. The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds, having been a consistent National finalist since 1995, was crowned the 2005 Bands of America Grand National Champion. Also in 2005, the Wind Symphony 1 was invited to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic in Chicago. The Indiana Bandmasters Association named Mr. Saucedo Indiana's "Bandmaster of the Year" for 1998-99.

The band program at Carmel currently serves 350 instrumentalists in four concert bands, four jazz ensembles, a 200-member marching band, a 140-member pep band, competitive and non-competitive winter color guards, a competitive winter drum line, three music theory classes, a jazz improvisation class, a music technology class, and two percussion classes.

Mr. Saucedo is a freelance arranger and composer, having released numerous marching band arrangements, concert band works, and choral compositions. He is currently on the writing staff for Hal Leonard Corporation.

Mr. Saucedo is constantly in demand as an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor for concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra and show choir. He has served as Music Caption Head for the Drum Corps Midwest Judges Guild and as a brass and music judge for Drum Corps International. Mr. Saucedo is currently Brass Arranger and Music Ensemble Consultant for the DCI World Champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. The Cavaliers will perform a show of original music by Mr. Saucedo during the 2012 Drum Corps International Season.

Mr. Saucedo did his undergraduate work at Indiana University in Bloomington and finished his masters degree at Butler University in Indianapolis.

Greg Bimm has been Director of Bands at Marian Catholic High School since 1977. Under his direction, the Marian Band has grown from 70 to over 280 members, has earned over 600 awards and honors, and has become one of the premier high school band programs in the United States.

Mr. Bimm's history with Bands of America dates back to 1981 when the Marian Catholic marching band came to the BOA Summer Workshop/Festival (now the Summer Symposium) to serve as the "lab band." Directors observed marching teaching theory in practice with the Workshop faculty and the Marian Catholic Band.

Since then, the Marian Catholic Bands are among the most honored in BOA history. Marian has been named the BOA Grand National Champion seven times and is the only marching band to win the Grand National Champion title for three consecutive years. They have participated in 21 consecutive Grand Nationals, numerous Regional Championships and the BOA Summer Nationals held in the 1980s, winning five Summer National titles.

The Marian Catholic Symphonic Band was one of only eight bands invited to perform at the first National Concert Band Festival in 1992, held at Northwestern University, and performed again in 1995 and 1998. Mr. Bimm is a member of the 2005 Summer Symposium faculty. Most recently, Mr. Bimm was part of the teaching staff for the Bands of America Honor Band that appeared in the 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Mr. Bimm is a current member and past chairman of the Bands of America Advisory Board and has served several terms on BOA advisory bodies. His input and expertise have been instrumental in guiding the direction of Bands of America programming. "Greg and the Marian Catholic band program serve as an inspiration and model for band directors across the nation," says Scott McCormick, MFA President and CEO.

Mr. Bimm has received five National Band Association Citations of Excellence and the NBA Certificate of Merit, was named the 1983 national winner of the ASBDA Stanbury award for young band directors, and received the Sudler Order of Merit from the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 1991 and 1997. In 1999, Mr. Bimm was among the first to be awarded the Mary Hoffman Award of Excellence by the Illinois Music Educator’s Association and in 2000 was recognized for contribution and support to art education by the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education. In 1994, Bimm was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. Mr. Bimm holds degrees from Illinois State and Western Illinois Universities. His professional affiliations include ABA, ASBDA, IMEA, MENC, NCBA, NBA, Phi Beta Mu, and Phi Mu Alpha. He has served on the Illinois High School Association Music Advisory Committee, and has served as Band Division chairman, District I and state equipment manager for IMEA. In constant demand, Mr. Bimm has performed as conductor, clinician, adjudicator, drill writer, and music arranger throughout the United States and Canada.

Dr. Nola Jones is the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Tennessee at Martin where her responsibilities include conducting the UTM Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, serving as director of the Skyhawk Marching Band and Pep Band, teaching undergraduate courses in conducting and music education, and serving as a member of the UTM Faculty Senate. Prior to her appointment at UT Martin, she served as the Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Northern Arizona University. While there, her assignments included directing the Lumberjack Marching and Pep Bands, conducting the Symphonic Band, supervising student teachers, and teaching undergraduate conducting and method classes. Additionally she served as Director of the NAU Summer Music Camps.

A native of Mississippi, Dr. Jones has enjoyed a successful career as a middle school and high school band director in Mississippi and Tennessee. During her public school tenure Dr. Jones’ bands were recognized for their achievements in the concert, sight-reading, and marching venues including performing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, three Bands of America Regional Championships, and the John Philip Sousa Foundations’ prestigious Sudler Shield of Excellence.

Dr. Jones maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician for concert bands, marching bands, and honor ensembles, including the US Army Field Band. She has appeared in 38 of the United States and internationally in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and Singapore. At the request of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, she was the Director of the 2010 and 2011 US Army All-American Band, performing at the NBC televised US Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas and served on its Blue Ribbon Committee to write National Standards for Marching Band. Dr. Jones has been a featured presenter at state music education conventions in Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. She has held positions on the Executive Board of Middle Tennessee State Band and Orchestra Association and as a state chair for the National Band Association. Dr. Jones’ professional affiliations include Music Educators National Conference, Tennessee Music Educators Association, Tennessee Bandmasters Association, West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association, National Band Association, College Band Directors National Association, Phi Beta Mu, Sigma Alpha Iota, Tau Beta Sigma, and Kappa Kappa Psi. She actively adjudicates for Drum Corps International, Bands of America, and Winter Guard International, having judged numerous Regional, National, and World Championships for these organizations. She is currently serving on the Drum Corps International Music Judge Liason Committee.

Dr. Jones received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Mississippi State University and the Master of Music Education degree from Mississippi College. She received her Doctorate of Musical Arts in wind band conducting from the University of South Carolina where she was a student of Dr. William J. Moody.

For almost a decade, Scott Lang has been educating and entertaining student and adult audiences of all ages through his workshops and keynote presentations. As a nationally known leadership trainer for the past seven years, Scott works with some of America's top ensembles and conducts over 100 workshops annually. He is a G.I.A. sponsored clinician and is the author of Leader of the Band, Leadership Success, Leadership Travel Guide, and Leadership Survival Guide.

As a highly decorated veteran teacher of sixteen years Scott's bands have had many notable performances including the Pasadena Tournament of Rose Parade, the Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship, the Music Educators National Biennial Conference and for President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton.