RYAN WILLIAMS - Director of Bands Ryan Williams joined Perrysburg High School as Assistant Director of Bands in the fall of 2016. Mr. Williams is an alumnus of Perrysburg High School and Bowling Green State University, where he majored in Instrumental Music Education with a specialization in percussion studies. During his time at Bowling Green, Mr. Williams participated in four years of the Falcon Marching band as a tenor drums player and was a member of the BGSU Concert Band, Wind Symphony, and Philharmonia. He was also a founding member of the indoor percussion ensemble ‘Axis’ based out of Tiffin University.
Mr. Williams was a member of the Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association, Student Percussion Association as historian and secretary, ProMusica, and the Percussive Arts Society while a student at BGSU. Mr. Williams began his teaching career in 2015 in the Tinora School District. He looks forward to returning to his alma mater and being a Yellow Jacket once again!
ANDREA WHITING - Majorette Advisor
In 2002, Andrea Whiting joined Perrysburg High School's marching band staff as the majorette coach Andrea is a certified baton twirling teacher and judge through Twirling Unlimited. Twirling Unlimited, incorporated in 1981, is a non-profit organization of twirling teachers and judges. Andrea has been the director of the Perrysburg Twirling Sophisticates Marching Corps. and the competition team, Team Sophisticate, for 15 years. Many of her students have won state, regional and national championships as team and solo twirlers. In addition, since 2000, Andrea has had many students invited to twirl at Disneyworld as part of the Showcase of Champions at the Magic Kingdom and march in the Magical Moments Parade on Main Street, USA. Along with coaching the Perrysburg majorettes Andrea also works with the St. Johns and Lake High school's feature twirlers.