Hamilton High West Band Parent Club

Our Address:		Click here to see information about past years Marching Bands
The Hornet Band
Hamilton High School West
2720 South Clinton Ave.
Hamilton, NJ 08610-5098

Phone: 609.631.4168 (x-3305)

Band Parents Club Officers:
President - Danielle Ingeri
Phone: 609.462.8060
Email: penguinlovers3@yahoo.com

Past President - JoAnne Grace
Phone:
Email: Michelney@aol.com

1^st Vice President (memberships)	- Maureen Kelly	mkelly98@optimum.net
2^nd Vice President (fundraisers)	- MaryAnn Herncane	mherncane@optonline.net
3^rd Vice President (field crew)	- Lou Crammer	LGCrammer@aol.com
Recording Secretary	- Barbara DiDonato	bdido2@optonline.net
Corresponding Secretary	- Beth Cass	ecass@hamilton.k12.nj.us
Treasurer	- Rob Ingeri	r.ingeri1@verizon.net 609-581-9366
Sergeant at Arms	- Guy DiDonato	hornetband@optonline.net

Band Parents Club Executive Board:
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	The Executive Board is open to all parents, but is limited to 15 members. Want to join? Contact the Band Parent Club President for more info.

Marching Band Staff:

Brian Maher - Director of Bands / Music Arranger
E-mail: mahermusic@mac.com

Mr. Maher is a graduate of Temple University where he earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree, and New Jersey City University, receiving his Masters degree in Music Education. Mr. Maher specializes in woodwind instruments, and has been composing, arranging and orchestrating music for various bands in the New Jersey and Philadelphia areas since the age of fourteen. A proud member of A.S.C.A.P., he is one of a very few band directors that write their own competitive marching band music for the band's fall field program. Mr. Maher currently has three New Jersey State Marching Band Championship titles, and he is always eager to see his students excel in the world of music, and beyond.... and yes, he ALWAYS knows what next year's theme will be!

Peter Certo - Assistant Director of Bands
E-mail: pcerto@hamilton.k12.nj.us

Yasmin Maher - Color Guard Captain Head / Choreographer
E-mail: animeyas@mac.com

Yasmin Maher has a dance degree from Miami International University, and has been instructing and choreographing dance ensembles for many years. Her guard programs have received the rating of “Superior” on many occasions during adjudication events. Mrs. Maher is also a high school dance teacher, where her award-winning dance classes have over 600 students enrolled. She has also been featured on television dance programs, and performed in music videos by Will Smith and Gloria Estefan.

Georgia Balog - Color Guard Advisor / Instructor
E-mail: gmbalog@hamilton.k12.nj.us

Georgia Balog has been a middle school music teacher in Hamilton Twp. since 2004. She graduated from TCNJ in 2004, with a focus on education. She is a french horn player in the Eastern Wind Symphony.

Diana Vasil - Color Guard Advisor / Instructor
E-mail: dvasil@hamilton.k12.nj.us

Diana Vasil is a Social Studies teacher at Reynolds Middle School. She was a member of the Hamilton West Color Guard as a student, serving as captain her senior year. While attending the College of New Jersey for her undergraduate degree, Mrs. Vasil also served as Color Guard co-advisor. She is currently finishing her graduate program at the College of New Jersey.

Associate Band Staff:

Darryl Updike - Percussion Arranger / Instructor

Don Simpson - Percussion Arranger

Gareth Skipp - Drill Design

Webmaster:
Guy DiDonato - hornetband@optonline.net