Band Instrument Repair Program - Advisory Committee

The Band Instrument Repair Advisory Committee meets yearly to ensure the BIR program is delivering the best education possible. This group of fifteen professional technicians and manufacturer representatives from across the U.S. reviews the program curriculum, delivery, instructional materials, facilities, and even the work the students are doing to continually improve graduates we provide to repair shops.

This group of professional technicians and manufacturer representatives from across the U.S. reviews our program curriculum, delivery, instructional materials, facilities, and even the work the students are doing to continually improve our graduates. 

Band Advisory Committee

• *Craig Anderson, BIR Technician
• Ryan Walker, Technician/Clinician, MusicMedic.com
• *Keren Barr, Technician/Owner, North Georgia Band
• *Michael Barr, Technician/Owner, North Georgia Band
• *Annie Vogel Roberts, Warranty Service Manager - Yamaha Corporation of America
• Tim Douglass, General Manager – Allied Supply
• *Dan King, Repair Technician, KBI Music Shoppe
• *Julie Jurgenson, Owner/Technician, J.J.'s Horn Clinic
• *Bill Mathews, Shop Manager, The Music Shoppe
• *Dennis Pollard, Manager, Davenport Repair
• Mark Sorlie, Owner/Technician - Marcus Music 
• *Bernadette Gonzales, Technician – White House of Music
• *Eric Larson, Technician, SSE Music
• *Jason Bystrom, Red Wing Music LLC
• *Mike Corrigan, Owner/Technician, BAC Horndoctor
• *Zoe Preuss, Red Wing Music LLC
• *Jon Mills, Sweetwater Music
• Adam Potthast, BIR Dean
• Seth Flatten, Customized Training Representative 

Guest contributors

• Cait Avakian, BIR Student
• Miguel Mauricio, BIR Student
• *Isabel Collinsberry, Guest Clinician
• Dan Rieck, Guest Clinician