Chris Carmean, Assistant Band Director/Percussion Contact: Chris_Carmean@plsd.us

Chris Carmean holds degrees from Miami University and Duquesne University, and has been an Assistant Band Director and Percussion Instructor at Pickerington High School North since 2003. He marched snare drum with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, has performed with the Pittsburgh and Columbus Symphonies, and appears frequently with the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra. Chris is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and a percussion judge for OMEA Solo and Ensemble and Marching Band Adjudicated Events. His percussion ensemble piece "Just In Case" is published by C.Alan Publications. Under his direction, the PHSN Percussion ensemble performed at the 2015 OMEA Professional Development Conference in Cleveland.