Directorate

The DCMB is directed by a group of elected students, with the help of our faculty advisor.

• Coke Machine

  The coke machine has guided the marching band since time immemorial. When conflicts arise, it has final, absolute, unquestionable say.

• Faculty Advisor: Matthew Marsit

  The faculty advisor helps the directorate coordinate with the school and the athletics department, accompanies us to games, and assists the student directorate.

• Governor of Hawaii: The Honorable Neil Abercrombie

  The role of the governor of Hawaii is not unlike that of the coke machine.

• President: Tyler Spunaugle

  The President is responsible for coordinating the directorate, and any other people or groups that want to work with the band.

  Tyler heralds from the far off, and most likely mythical, land of Oklahoma and brings to the DCMB the ancient and revered art of mellophone. When His Glorious Excellence rose to power an eagle soared over a rainbow, the sun circled the earth, and somewhere, far in the distance, a lone trumpet could be heard crying. All claims that his presidency began with a coup of the former president involving some badly disguised group named Brownwater USA are completely untrue and they will not be spoken of again… or else. During his time as President Tyler plans to lead the People’s Republic of Band to new and glorious heights including switching to a flute based economy and pioneering research on sousaphone based alternate energy sources. If anyone should desire to join the band Tyler kindly welcomes any and all people to join his jolly band and march forward to success.

• General Manager: Mitchell Jacobs

  

  The general manager is in charge of scheduling games, away trips, banquets, and visiting bands.

  Mitchell is proud to be an addition to the band’s already robust Minnesotan contingent. When not preparing lutefisk, partaking in Duck Duck Gray Duck, or showing off his nonstandard dialect, he enjoys playing various horns in F for various ensembles.

• Conductor/Drum Major: Maggie Flanagan

  The conductor/drum major runs band rehearsals, leads the band in parade and onto the field, and conducts the band on the field and in the stands.

  Maggie Flanagan is a trumpet creature with a social habit, or is that a social creature with a trumpet habit? Either way, she is a ‘13 music major from beautiful, scenic NH. She was ¼th of the Wall of Sound (aka, coolest section in the DCMB). As drum major for the DCMB, she would love to hear from you if you’re thinking of joining our lovely Band Family!

• Apprentice Conductor/Drum Major: Ryan McWilliams

  The apprentice conductor/drum major assists the conductor/drum major and learns tricks of the trade.

  Ryan would like to let all you non-sousa-playing heathens out there know that it is common knowledge that sousaphones are the best instrument and should be in front and all that. Yeah. This is true at all times, except when Ryan is playing electric bass.

• Secretary: Ellen Daily

  The secretary manages the band blitz (email) account, receiving and forwarding emails. The secretary also takes care of the social list, the attendence list, and PE credit.

  Every day she’s shufflin'.

• Show Chairs: Nathanael Friday and Brendan Mooney

  Each week the show chairs head the band meeting to write the script for the next week and then put all our ideas together into a funny show.

  Nathanael is not known for his camera-awareness skills.

  Mr. Mooney (though he also responds to “Hey!” and “Excuse me … EXCUSE ME”) is a baritone player of the class of 2014 who comes from the suburbs of eastern Massachusetts (or, more accurately, from just one of those suburbs). He also enjoys sunsets, bubble baths, and short walks to the bathroom. He is very excited to be a show chair and thinks the DCMB is the best thing since agriculture.

• Librarians: Maddie Abbott and Morgan Matthews

  The librarians are responsible for making sure that everyone in the band has the music they need, and for organizing our substantial music collection.

  Maddie Abbott is a dragon. Don’t get too close, or she’ll burn you to a crisp. Rawr.

  Morgan Matthews is a ‘15 from the Merrimack Valley region of the Shire. As well as sorting music and playing in the band, she enjoys stargazing and running through the streets of Hanover. She represents the clarinet section of the DCMB- and expects to be part of an expanding section in the future!

• Equipment Manager: Chris Bodine

  The equipment manager is responsible dealing with blazers, raincoats, lyres, instruments, and any other equipment the band needs.

  Chris was “encouraged” to join a band in need of another trombone, but it took only a few whacks with a blunt instrument before he realized he loved the band and all its craziness. Now that he has been elected equipment manager, he will turn the closets into a secret lair where abominations of musical technology await to wreak havoc upon the world, or that part of it which has forgotten to return its blazer.

• Social/Publicity Chairs: Ben Ferguson and Blaine Ponto

  The social/publicity chairs run events for incoming freshman in the spring and fall, and run fun social events like a potluck and a scavenger hunt during the band season.

  Ben is a ninja master of sociality. He is also very public (a necessary trait for a publicity chair). Aside from being social and public he enjoys playing the saxiest instrument there is and noisily greeting the rising sun from the tops of excessively tall objects. In addition, his life objective is to fearlessly lead the Class of 2015 through the darkness known as the DCMB for the next four years. He would very much like it if you, reader, would email him about joining THE BAND!!!!!

  This is Blaine. She reps the best class ever by being pretty much the best thing ever. She would also like you to insert your best boner joke here for the best instrument ever. Joke! She said JOKE!

• Webmaster: Ian Stewart

  The webmaster made this website! And is responsible for keeping it up to date.

  Ian was once told that the trombone is the perfect instrument. His ego was never the same. A ‘14 hailing from northeastern Massachusetts, Ian is excited to be part of the DCMB’s burgeoning brass section and looks forward to hearing whose socks those are.

• Green Key Representative: Brett Losen

  The Green Key Representative represents the band in Green Key Society.

  Brett is from Iowa. That’s all you need to know.

• Jock Chair: Autumn Brunelle

  The jock chair organizes the band to play intramural ice hockey in the winter, or any other sports the band wants to play.

  Autumn is a season, lasting a mere three months every year, and is primarily known for the aesthetically-pleasing deaths of billions of tree leaves.

• Class Representatives:

  Class representatives are the voice of each class in the directorate and are responsible for the continued enthusiasm of members of their class in participating in band and band functions.

• Jesse Rieb ‘13

  

• Blaine Ponto ‘14

  

• Ben Ferguson ‘15

  

• 2012 Alumni Representative Leah Nicolich-Henkin