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Mr. Nicholas Alford
DIRECTOR OF BANDS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. Nicholas Alford completed his undergraduate and graduate work at Virginia Tech. He completed his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education in the Spring of 2022 and completed his graduate degree with a Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Mr. Alford has performed in many ensembles while at Virginia Tech such as the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble, The Marching Virginians, The Virginia Tech Pep Band, The Virginia Tech Saxophone Quartet, and the VT Philharmonic.
Mr. Alford has worked with ensembles in the area such as the Christiansburg High School Marching Band as their Assistant Director. He has also worked with The Marching Virginians as a Senior Staff Assistant this past year.
Since the Fall of 2023, Mr. Alford has been the Director of Bands at Glenvar High and Middle School.
Mr. Stephen Chisum is excited to return to the Glenvar area after spending his 4th through 9th grade years here. After moving to Henrico County in central Virginia, Mr. Chisum graduated from Deep Run High School in 2011. He then attended and graduated Christopher Newport University in 2015 with a degree in Environmental Biology and attended the University of Richmond for their Teacher Licensure Program. After graduating in 2018 and teaching Life Science at Cave Spring Middle School for 4 years, Mr. Chisum has returned home to teach Earth Science at Glenvar High School beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.
Mr. Chisum’s band experience includes 2 years at Glenvar, 3 years at Deep Run, and 4 years at CNU; all of which he marched baritone. At Deep Run his leadership positions included section leader and brass captain and at CNU he served multiple years as rank leader/section leader. After returning to Deep Run after college to help instruct the marching band, Mr. Chisum got his start in color guard during the spring 2016 indoor season. With instruction from a former Deep Run and JMU Nuance color guard member and a love of creating choreography and visual effects, Mr. Chisum had many successful fall and winter seasons with the award winning Deep Run color guard. In addition to Deep Run, Mr. Chisum has also worked/consulted with Atlee High School, Cave Spring High School, and Hanover High School (PA).
Mr. Stephen Chisum
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
COLOR GUARD CAPTION HEAD
WINTER GUARD DIRECTOR
Mr. Matthew Homoroc
PERCUSSION CAPTION HEAD
Mr. Matthew Homoroc completed his undergrad with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education in the Spring of 2023 at Virginia Tech. He is a percussionist who has studied with Dr. Annie Stevens and Mr. Messerschmidt. He has also performed with many different ensembles while at Virginia Tech including, Wind Ensemble, The Marching Virginians, the percussion ensemble, and the VT Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also has performed with Michael Burritt, Guest Conductor Steven White with the Roanoke Opera, Escape Ten, Marcus Norris, Chris Jones, and Heather Thorn.
Mr. Matthew Homoroc is continuing his education at Virginia Tech in a Masters of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. He is also one of the Senior Staff Assistants for The Marching Virginians for the 2023 VT football season. He will be the Percussion Instructor for the 2025 season of the Marching Highlanders.
Mr. Dakota McBride
MUSIC/VISUAL INSTRUCTOR
Bio Coming Soon!
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Ms. Keirstin Porter
COLOR GUARD TECH
I'm Keirstin Porter, and I'm so excited to be helping with fall guard this season. This is my first year on the fall guard staff after helping with winter guard this past season, and I'm grateful to continue being part of such an amazing program.
I'm a mom of three, and color guard has been a huge part of my life. I marching all four years with my high school color guard, spun with Vertigo Winter Guard in Huntington, West Virginia from 2015-2017, and was part of their Independent A program competing through TSMA and WGI. I also spun with the Marshall Color Guard in 2017-2018. During high school, I had the opportunity to travel to Michigan for clinics with world-class color guards, which helped grow my passion for the activity even more.
Color guard has taught me so much about teamwork, dedication, and confidence. I'm excited to share my experiences with the students and help them grow throughout the season. I can't wait to see what this group accomplishes!