John Howell
Marching Caption Head

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BIO: John resides in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania just outside of Pittsburgh. He is currently employed as a Business Education teacher in the Hempfield Area School District where he teaches Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Web Page Design, and Video Game Programming. He also is the varsity boys’ volleyball coach.

John holds a Bachelor of Administration in Business Management and an Accounting minor from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

He is a visual designer and has taught and written shows for various nationally-acclaimed marching bands, drum and bugle corps, and indoor winter colorguards and continues to conduct clinics and consultations for bands, winter colorguards, and judging associations across the United States.

John has been a visual adjudicator over 29 years and judges for BOA, DCI, and various other judging associations and has had the opportunity to judge internationally on numerous occasions. He currently is a member of the MENC Blue Ribbon Committee writing marching band curriculum standards. He also conducts both the Trinity Handbell and Hand Chime choirs at his church in which he has performed for over 30 years.

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