Mrs. Tiffany Lisko is in her 17th year of teaching and her 15th year as the Director of Bands at Dowell Middle School in McKinney ISD, where she teaches the beginner woodwind classes, the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and assists with the Symphonic Band. Mrs. Lisko currently serves on the leadership team at Dowell MS as the Fine Arts and Electives Team Lead.

Under her direction, the Dowell bands have received superior ratings at UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contests as well as numerous Best in Class awards at local festivals, including Beach Within Reach and Peak Festivals. The Dowell Wind Ensemble has repeatedly been selected by the Foundation for Music Education as a "Commended" and "National Winner" in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Project.  The DMS Full Symphony Orchestra was recently as a TMEA State Finalist in 2023. Mrs. Lisko serves as an active adjudicator and clinician throughout the state of Texas.

Samantha Humphreys is the Director of Bands at Mattei Middle School in Princeton ISD.  She received her undergraduate degree in music education from the University of Oklahoma. 

Mr. Jason Tucker is the Associate Director of Bands at Mattei Middle School, a new campus in the Princeton Independent School District. Previously, Mr. Tucker was the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Department Chair for 24 years at Rice Middle School in the Plano Independent School District. Mr. Tucker began his career as the Assistant Band Director at Vivian Field Middle School in the Carrollton/Farmers Branch Independent School District. Mr. Tucker earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from New Mexico State University and a Master of Education degree from the University of North Texas.

Bands under Mr. Tucker’s direction have consistently earned University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes awards as well as numerous Best in Class and Best in Contest awards at invitational festivals. Under Mr. Tucker’s direction, the Rice Middle School band has advanced to the Texas Music Educators Association Honor Band area finals seven times and was recognized as a State Honor Band Finalist five times. Mr. Tucker is also co-director of the Rice Middle School Full Orchestra, which was named First Runner Up in the 2008 and 2014 Texas Music Educators Association Full Middle School Honor Orchestra competitions. In 2012, the Rice Middle School Band was named the Outstanding Texas School Band Program by the Texas chapter of the American School Band Directors Association and was awarded the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup by the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 2014.

Mr. Tucker was named the 2004 Teacher of the Year for Rice Middle School and was inducted as a Life Member of the Texas PTA in 2008. He was awarded the 2017-2018 Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for Excellence in Education by the Plano Masonic Lodge, was a 2018-2019 Music & Arts Music Educator of the Year National Semifinalist, and was recognized as an Outstanding Educator by the University of Chicago in 2021. His professional affiliations include the Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, National Bandmasters Association, the American School Band Directors Association, and Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. Mr. Tucker presently serves as Mentor Coordinator for Areas B and C of the Texas Music Educators Association. He has presented professional clinics for the Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, and Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and is active as an adjudicator and clinician throughout Texas and surrounding states. Mr. Tucker has also participated in the commissioning of 11 new works for band, several of which are now part of the UIL Prescribed Music List.

Mr. Tucker lives in Allen with his wife Cyndi, who is a band director in Lovejoy ISD. He is the proud father of two adult children. When not teaching, Mr. Tucker enjoys home improvement projects, motorcycling, and playing golf.

Mr. Kyle Wiechmann is currently the Head Band Director at Cockrill Middle School in McKinney, TX. Prior to Cockrill, Mr. Wiechmann taught in Allen ISD and Dallas ISD. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas College of Music and is originally a Trombone player.  Bands under Mr. Wiechmann’s direction have been consistent UIL Sweepstakes Award winners, have experienced advancement in the TMEA Honor Band Process, and have won numerous awards. He is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.

He is an FISD parent and excited to work with the band students of Frisco ISD!