2023-2024 Band Booster Board
Director Mike German
President Dean Johnson
Executive Vice Pres. Thomas Hill
VP for Operations Kevin Edwards
Secretary Susan Bedenbough
Treasurer Richard Mechlin
Parliamentarian Laura Kalinoski
Interim Uniform Director - Tonya Banks
Senior Rep. Becky Viosca
Junior Rep. Michelle Whitney
Sophomore Rep. Ellis Himes
Freshman Rep. Sara Damm
Drill Team Rep. Alison Brodbeck
A description of all positions can be found below. All board members must be Band Booster Member in good standing.
Chiles Band Booster Board
Each position is generally described below:
President: presides at all meetings; keeps track of all the activities; encourages parents to be active in Booster activities.
Executive Vice President: presides when the president is absent; helps with decision-making, communications director for newsletters and website, chairs Scholarship Committee.
Vice President of Operations: oversees all the physical work involved in getting the band to and from performances and during the performances; coordinates chaperones, uniforms, equipment moving, etc.; coordinates during band parent events, such as the banquet, pot luck, picnics, hospitality events; recruits volunteers and committee chairmen to help with work.
Vice President of Financial Development: works with the Board to set up fundraising events/projects involving parents, students or a combination; works with the director and school for prior permission; avoids adding work to the Band Director; solicits corporate and personal donations.
Treasurer: keeps all financial records; handles all money transactions; responsible to the Boosters, the director, the school, the County, the state and the IRS.
Secretary: takes notes, prepares the minutes, works with President to set the agenda.
Parliamentarian: keeps order at the meetings, according to the Bylaws and Roberts Rules of Order.
Immediate Past President: if the student of the previous year’s president has not graduated, this is a non-elected position on the board.
Class Officers:
Senior Parent Representative
Junior Parent Representative
Sophomore Parent Representative
Freshman Parent Representative
Drill Team Parent Representative
Class Officer Responsibilities:
- Act as a point of contact for other grade level parents
Your contact information (phone numbers and email address) would be posted on Mr. German's Weebly and in the Booster Newsletter so that other grade-level or auxiliary parents can contact you to ask band questions or get information. - Attend board meeting and act as a voting board member
Band Booster Meetings are usually the first Monday of every month and beginning with the Booster Board at 6:45 p.m. The General Meeting starts at 7:15 and we try to end by 8pm. - The Remind system has replaced the older phone tree.
These positions require 2 - 3 hours of time a month.
Committee Chairs are needed for:
Candy sales
Merchandise sales
Hospitality
Wolf pop production
Peanuts
Poinsettia sales
Philanthropy project
Senior Scholarship Award
Band Banquet
Nominating Committee
For more information or to submit a name, please contact:
Becky Viosco at [email protected]
2022-2023 Band Boosters Board Members
Band Director Mike German
President Becky Viosca
Executive Vice-President Thomas Hill
VP of Operations Sara Bourdeau & Steve Walker
Secretary Susan Bedenbough
Treasurer Richard Mechlin
Parliamentarian Dean Johnson
Uniform Director Tonya Banks
Senior Parent Rep Victoria Heller
Junior Parent Rep Mandy Sheilds
Sophomore Parent Rep Michelle Whitney
Freshman Parent Rep Ellis Himes
Drill Team Parent Rep Bonnie Miller
2021-2022 Band Boosters Board Members
Band Director Mike German
President Kate Stratton
Executive Vice-President Sara Bourdeau
VP of Operations Ellis Himes
Secretary Carmen Mullin
Treasurer Becky Viosco
Parliamentarian Dean Johnson
Uniform Director Tonya Banks
Senior Parent Rep Jessica Ferrell
Junior Parent Rep Tonya Banks
Sophomore Parent Rep Becky Viosca
Freshman Parent Rep Susan Bedenbough
Drill Team Parent Rep Becky Viosca & Jessica Ferrell
2019-2020 Band Boosters Board Members
Band Director Mike German
President Michelle Messier
Executive Vice-President Joanne Pease
Treasurer Natalie Hendricks
VPs of Operations Annie Hampton
Secretary Carmen Mullin
Parliamentarian Jessica Ferrell
Senior Parent Rep Ramona Trescott-Collins
Junior Parent Rep Becky Viosca
Sophomore Parent Rep Dean Johnson
Freshman Parent Rep Tonya Banks
Drill Team Parent Rep Jessica Ferrell
Uniform Director Kate Stratton
2020-2021 Band Boosters Board Members
Band Director Mike German
President Keith Nault
Executive Vice-President Sara Bourdeau
VP of Operations Ellis Himes
Secretary Carmen Mullin
Treasurer Becky Viosca
Parliamentarian Jessica Ferrell & Karen Gerold
Uniform Director Kate Stratton
Senior Parent Rep Karen Gerold
Junior Parent Rep Dean Johnson
Sophomore Parent Rep Tonya Banks
Freshman Parent Rep Becky Viosca
Drill Team Parent Rep Jessica Ferrel
2018-2019 Band Boosters Board Members
Band Director Mike German
President Clarisssa Golemboski
Executive Vice-President Joanne Pease
Treasurer Natalie Hendricks
VPs of Operations Karl Handverger
Annie Hampton
Secretary Michelle Messier
Parliamentarians Lynda Thabes
Sherry Thacker
Senior Parent Rep Jennifer Winchester
Junior Parent Rep Becky Viosca
Sophomore Parent Rep Karen Gerold
Freshman Parent Rep Kate Stratton
Drill Team Parent Rep Brittany Warner
Kathy Barrett
Uniform Director Paige Palmer