Conductor

Heather Petznick Pickett joined the American Legion Band of Greater Kansas City as a saxophonist in 1998. She became Assistant Director in 2005 and Conductor in April 2007; she is the first woman to hold that position. Ms. Pickett studied saxophone and music education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of Music, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education in 1995. She taught middle school band for five years and private woodwind lessons for ten years. After graduating from the Conservatory, Ms. Pickett studied law at UMKC and graduated with her Juris Doctor in December 1997. She practiced products-liability law for nine years at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Officers

President: Mark Drake, Senior Manager, IBM
Vice President: Dave Groebe
Secretary: Roy Loban, retired engineer
Treasurer: Melissa Peterman
National Convention Coordinator: Mark Drake

Past President: Clyde Rayburn, retired attorney

Administration

Drum Majors: Kody Willnauer, Roy Loban, Evan Johnson
Librarian: Wendi Levitt
Asst. Librarians: Buck Buchanan, Melissa Peterson
Uniforms: Roy Loban
Equipment: Dave Groebe, Doug Hall
Color Guard Commander: Russ Bohm
Website: Belinda Johnson