Scott Campbell joined the Calgary Board of Education in 2006 and the staff of MidSun School in the fall of 2007, where he led a very successful music program until June 2019. Throughout his tenure at MidSun, his concert and jazz bands were awarded numerous awards, including the Floyd Williamson Trophy for Most Outstanding Junior High Concert Band in 2010 and 2014, and the Quan Le Directors' Choice Award in 2018 at the Alberta International Band Festival in Calgary. Also active in Calgary’s community band scene, he was the Director of the Sherwood-Like-To-Play Community Band for 7 seasons until 2017 and joined the Westwinds Music Society in 2019, where he directed the Green Band for one season, and most recently is director of the Blue Jazz Band. Mr. Campbell has previously served on the Board of the Alberta Band Association, where he coordinated the Southern Alberta Junior Honour Band Program for 6 years.

He is in demand as a saxophone clinician and guest conductor, including serving as the saxophone instructor for the Vic Lewis Festival in Canmore for approximately 12 years, and working with the Calgary Regional Summer Band Workshop since 2008. Mr. Campbell was inducted as a member of the prestigious Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity in 2018 and was nominated by the parents and administration at MidSun for the Alberta Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2014. Mr. Campbell was also nominated for the 2023 “Music Educator of the Year” in the YYC Music Awards.

Since 2019, Mr. Campbell has been the Band Director at Lord Beaverbrook High School, where he was tasked with rebuilding the music program. Since his hiring, the band program has grown from 29 musicians to over 75 registered music students in the 2022-23 school year, this growth all taking place throughout the Covid Pandemic. The LBHS Symphonic Band was awarded the Robert Eklund Trophy for “Most Outstanding High School Concert Band” at the 2023 AIBF Calgary Festival.

Mr. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from the University of Alberta and Bachelor of Education from the University of Calgary.

Chris Herard is a highly sought after educator, conductor, performer, clinician, adjudicator and producer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has been involved in music education for over 25 years as a performer, instructor, director and choreographer. He is currently Director of Bands at Bishop Carroll High School and also directs for the Westwinds Music Society.

Chris’ ensembles have won numerous gold medals at top-level events around the world. Chris holds bachelor degrees in Music and in Education from the University of Calgary, a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Hawaii and has presented at many conferences and workshops.

Chris often adjudicates and guest conducts at many local, national and international events. Through his appointment to the International Judging Bureau of the World Association of Marching Showbands he has judged the European Championships (Germany), National Championships in Taiwan and Hong Kong and numerous World Championships held in the USA, Brazil, Denmark, Malaysia, and Taiwan. In 2014, Chris was appointed to the Board of Directors of WAMSB International. His work as an educator, conductor, adjudicator and musician has also taken him to Japan, Thailand and throughout North America . Chris has been appointed to the “Sudler Shield” jury, an international panel of the John Phillip Sousa Foundation which awards excellence in band worldwide.

As a performer, Chris has travelled around the world as a multi-instrumentalist and singer and has well over 20 recordings to his credit. His band - the Heebee-jeebees, have received numerous CARA awards and nominations - the “Grammys” of A Cappella. (Their music is available around the world on iTunes.) Chris was inducted into the Canadian A Cappella Hall of Fame in 2009. He has also produced many recordings for other artists, and has composed and recorded many jingles and commercials.

Chris is very passionate about music education and its benefit for students. Chris is a founding member, and sits on the board of CADME, the Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education, an organization that has proudly granted over $1,000,000 to local music education initiatives over the past decade. A highlight for Chris was coordinating and directing the largest band ever assembled in Calgary – close to 4000 students celebrating music education at the Juno awards. Chris was also appointed to the Alberta Education Arts Curriculum Working Group charged with re-developing the curriculum for K-12 students in Alberta.

Chris is a member of Phi Beta Mu, the Alberta Band Association, The Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences, The American Federation of Musicians, the National Association for Music Education, the World Association of Marching Show Bands, and sits on the board of the Alberta International Band Festivals.

Chris resides in Calgary with his wife, two young children and a chocolate lab.

Jenine Maystrowich is proud and honoured to direct the Green Concert Band for the 23/24 season. Originally from Burlington, Ontario, Jenine developed her passion for music at a young age through her involvement in various musical ensembles within her high school and by being heavily involved in multiple marching bands, including the Burlington Teen Tour Band for many years.

Jenine continued her passion for music by receiving her Bachelor of Music – Honours of Music Education and Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario, in London, ON. During the summer months away from university, Jenine was hired by the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa to perform in the Band of the Ceremonial Guard for three years.

After finishing her musical education, Jenine decided to pick up her bags and move west to Calgary. For the past seventeen years, Jenine has taught band with the Calgary Board of Education. She started her career as the director at Vincent Massey School. During her time there, Jenine’s various bands were given many awards including “Most Outstanding Junior High Jazz Band” and “Most Outstanding Junior High Percussion Award”. Jenine’s bands have been awarded locally, provincially and nationally. Jenine then moved to Woodman School to help develop and grow the program. In 2023, she accepted the Director of Music position at Ernest Manning High School and has loved the new challenge of teaching more advanced repertoire, building the program from 44 students to now over 100 in just one year, and developing new relationships with her students.

Jenine has also led other instrumental groups in the city. She decided to revisit her early musical roots by accepting the musical director position with the Calgary Round-Up Band. She enjoyed her time with this group by incorporating movement with music and watching her students develop that love for marching bands.

As a performer, she has played clarinet with several local bands, including Alberta Winds and the Calgary Concert Band (now known as the Calgary Wind Symphony). She also played bass trombone, beside another Westwinds director: Jane McLauchlin, in the Bronze Jazz Band. She is currently learning how to play the Bagpipes in hopes of joining the Calgary Police Band.

Ross has been teaching music for The Calgary Board of Education for the past 25 years. He is currently enjoying his 16th year as director of bands at Lord Beaverbrook High School. Mr. McIntyre has worked extensively with junior and senior high school groups and honor bands throughout western Canada. In addition to his busy schedule Ross co-directs a beginning adult band with the Westwinds Music Society.

In 1993, Ross received the "Excellence in Teaching Award" from the Alberta government and in 2001 received the "Tommy Banks Award" for contribution to jazz education in Alberta. In 2006/07 Ross was honored to be chosen as one of the University of Calgary's "Top Forty Alumni". Ross along with co-producer, Samantha Whelan Kotkas and students from Lord Beaverbrook received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to create "From Blue To Red" - a hard cover children's book and interactive online e-book. "From Blue To Red" features the narration of Jazz legend, Diana Krall and three Canadian astronauts: Dr. Robert Thirsk, Julie Payette and David Saint- Jacques. Hard cover copies of "From Blue To Red" are available through Lord Beaverbrook High School and may also be viewed online at www.frombluetored.net or www.dubleuaurouge.net. "From Blue to Red" is the Winner of the 2013 Award for "Best Children's and Young Adult Book of the Year" from Alberta Publishers. Most recently Ross was honoured with a "2013 Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence".

Jane McLauchlin knew at a young age she wanted to be a teacher. Along with growing up in a house full of music, the decision to pursue a career as a music teacher became clear during a Grade 7 band class. Since then, she has had a successful career teaching Junior High School Concert and Jazz Band, Elementary and General Music and African Drumming in Calgary for 30 years.

Although now retired from full time teaching, her school bands regularly received ‘Superior’ rankings, won numerous awards, and travelled extensively throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. She has been guest conductor at the Calgary Summer Band Workshop, for Chinook Winds Junior and Senior Honour Bands and the Northern Alberta Junior High Honour Band as well as adjudicator for the ABA Festival of Bands and the Southern Alberta International Band Festival. She also now serves as Artistic Director for the Vic Lewis Band Festival in Canmore as well as for Westwinds and is a regular clinician and guest conductor for the MRU school music program.

She became involved in the Westwinds Music Society by joining several of the bands to try out life on the ‘other side of the baton’ and plans to continue to participate as a player. She has toured and performed in China and Eastern Europe with Westwinds and has been directing the dedicated and very fun group of adults in the Blue Concert Band since 2018. Jane is honoured to be able to step back into the position of Artistic Director following a one-year hiatus.

Kevin Willms is thrilled to return to the dynamic Artistic Team of the Westwinds Music Society after being on leave for the 2019/20 season. Prior to that he served the organization as Artistic Director for 23 years. Other past contributions included founding the Choral Program in 1993 when he joined Westwinds as a director, and directing various ensembles over the years. These included the Mixed Choir, Women’s Choir, Green Band, Gold Jazz North, Red Jazz, and others. It was his vision to create the Symphonic Band for the 2018/19 season. Mr. Willms is proud of the performance-based travel opportunities that he led on behalf of Westwinds to destinations that included Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Spain, Cuba, China and New Orleans.

In June of 2018, he “graduated” from public education after teaching instrumental and choral music for the Calgary Board of Education for 31 years. His ensembles consistently performed at “Superior” levels and received much recognition for their outstanding performances at local and international music festivals. Kevin has served the board of the Alberta International Band Festival in various roles, including Chair, Jazz Coordinator and Scholarship Coordinator since 1993. He is the Founding President of the Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education (CADME) and continues to serve this amazing organization.

Mr. Willms is active as a clinician, guest conductor, educational consultant and adjudicator. He is a contributor to the renowned publication, “Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz”. Kevin has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the “Elkhorn Award” from the Alberta Band Association, “David Peterkin Memorial Award” from Phi Beta Mu, Pan Canadian Students Choice Award, Alberta Excellence in Teaching Award and the Tommy Banks Award, recognizing his long-term contribution to music education in Alberta. In 2018, he was inducted to the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor at the MidWest Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago.

Sarah Drew (B. Mus, Ed Cert, Diploma Wind Band Conducting) is thrilled to be conducting the concert band this summer for Westwinds. Sarah recently retired from 35 years as a middle school band teacher in Calgary. Being free to guest conduct, mentor, and adjudicate as well as play tennis, swim and cycle, she is enjoying this new stage of life, which has included playing in a community band in Mesa, AZ this winter. Sarah taught K-9 music at a variety of schools in the Calgary area, teaching general music, bands, choirs, guitars and jazz, where her desire was to impact her student’s lives with the love and power of music. Her performing groups consistently achieved high standards of excellence, but she is most proud of who her students became as caring, creative and confident citizens. No stranger to the adult community world, Sarah was the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Sher-Wood-Like-To-Play Community Band for 17 years and has been known to enjoy a good Blue Band evening when given the opportunity!