Meet the directors of the 1997-1998 Marching Red Devils:
Head Director
Bob Kenny
Assistant Director
Bob Furda
Drill Formation Insturctor
Tim Klein
Percussion Captain Head
Todd Nichols
Percussion Instructors
Ken Schuster
Eric Borghi
William Magalio
Color Guard Advisor
Joy Fleet
Color Guard Instructor
Cindy Magalio
Tim Klein has been on the staff as Drill Formation Instructor of the Marching Red Devils since 1993. He has also been the Audio/Visual Coordinator at Hunterdon Central since 1990. Tim graduated from HCRHS in 1984 (where he played flute/piccolo in the Marching Band from his sophomore to senior years) and attained his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1988. Tim's hobbies include working with the technical side of the theatre department at Central, fencing (which he picked up while at college), photography, reading, history, chess, and tennis. Tim is also an active member of the Campus Christian Group at Stevens Institute of Technology.
This is William's second year on the MRD staff. He is also the assistant band director, assistant choral director, and orchestra director at Hunterdon Central. He received his Bachelor of Music at The College of New Jersey in 1993 and taught in a K-8 district in Mountainside, NJ, before coming to Hunterdon Central. William is also an alumnus of HCRHS itself, and is happy to be back.
Joy Fleet
Joy Fleet has worked with the Marching Red Devils as Color Guard Designer and Instructor since 1994. She has been a member of the Roxbury HS Marching Band Color Guard (1986-1988), the DCA Class Reading Buccaneers (1987), the award-winning DCI Class Crossmen, two Indoor Color Guard teams: Blackwatch (1991) & Field of View (1992), and was the Dance Team Captain/Instructor at Centenary College (1990-1994).
Ms. Fleet's instructional career is also noteworthy of attention. She has worked with the Morristown HS Marching Band as Color Guard Designer/Instructor (1989-1993), as the Color Guard Designer/Instructor for Lenape HS (1992), the North Warren HS Indoor Colorguard (1994), and as Coreographer for the Vernon Township HS Fashion Show (1990). Ms. Fleet was also assistant to the Parks Team at the George Parks Leadership Training Camps held nationwide.
In addition to working with the Marching Red Devils, she is also employed as a design consultant for Aaron and Company. She also owns her own business: Design-in-Motion, a designer of marching band and colorguard uniforms.
This is Todd Nichols' first year as the Percussion Instructor for the Marching Red Devils. Along with working with the Drum Line / Pitt this year, he also arranged the entire percussional score for the show.
Todd is anticipating his Bachelor of Music in May 1998 from The College of New Jersey, and ultimately hopes to attain a teaching position in a high school. His other work credits beside the Marching Red Devils include working as the Student Assistant to the Director of Bands at The College of New Jersey (1995-1997), and as the Percussion Instructor/Rotatin Class Teacher for the New Jersey Governor's School (1996-present). He has also worked with numerous high schools throughout the area: South Brunswick HS (Percussion Instructor, 1995-1997); Morris Hills HS (Percussion Instructor 1994-1997); Sayreville War Memorial HS (Percussion Instructor 1994-1996); and as Percussion Arranger for Joppatowne HS (1997-present) and South Plainfield High School (1996).
Todd has performed with various professional symphonies through the Tri-State Area, as a percussionist for numerous community theater productions, and many ensembles while he has been at The College Of New Jersey. Todd is also the director and conductor of his own seventeen piece Big Band: The Todd Nichols Big Band.
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