Staff
Sherri Lindsey
Sherri Lindsey is about to enter her 10th year of teaching in the Paradise Valley Unified School District! The last 9 years she has spent her time developing the musicianship skills of our beginning band students throughout the District. She has taught at North Ranch ES, Pinnacle Peak Prep (middle school band as well), Sandpiper ES, Desert Shadows ES, Liberty ES, Larkspur ES, and Aire Libre ES! She also has 10 years of marching band coaching experience. She coached 8 years of marching band at Raymond S. Kellis HS in Peoria (her alma mater) and the past 2 seasons with the Horizon Pride Regiment.
Mrs. Lindsey is a founding member of the districts community band called Encore Ensemble (6th-8th grade students), and also taught 2 seasons of Jr. High Indoor Winds through the Horizon band programs.
Mrs. Lindsey has a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Northern Arizona University (2013), and a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership K-12 from Northern Arizona University (2024). Mrs. Lindsey has been playing trumpet since she was in 5th grade (January of 2001)! She has played in ensembles at Glendale Community College, Northern Arizona University, and Glendale Summer Band.
Mrs. Lindsey’s teaching philosophy centers around using music as a tool for personal growth, expression, and community building, aiming to instill a lifelong love of music in her students while providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary to become well-rounded musicians. Her approach to instrumental music education emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills, creativity, discipline, and perseverance in her students.
Outside of the band world, you might find Mrs. Lindsey nerding out with some video games, or building lego!
Blaine Beatty
Hailing from central New Jersey, Blaine Beatty proudly serves as the Pride of Paradise's Color Guard Caption Head. Blaine graduated from Arizona State University and briefly attended the University of Arizona.
Blaine has lots of colorguard experience under his belt. He marched in the Pride of Arizona and began teaching colorguard professionally in 1999. In his time, Blaine has taught at various high schools in the Valley and has served as a staff member in various drum corps, including the Troopers and the Academy Drum & Bugle Corps. Blaine has also worked with Corona Winterguard, an Independent World WGI Group, and currently writes choreography for schools in the Valley and in California. Blaine has also taught at multiple PVUSD schools, including North Canyon and Horizon. In teaching colorguard, Blaine believes that it is important to craft a show that students and audiences enjoy alike
Outside of colorguard, Blaine is a proud fourth grade teacher at Mercury Mine Elementary and is a National Board Certified Teacher. He is a frequent flier to France, a pro gardener, and an avid craftsman; enjoying sewing, knitting, and a variety of other crafts. He is also a fan of curry, long walks on the beach, and is a Sagittarius.
Julianne Clark
Mrs. Julianne Clark directs the "Pride of Paradise" Front Ensemble. She is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Desert Shadows Middle School. Mrs. Clark graduated from Northern Arizona University where she studied music performance, percussion, and ethnomusicology.
A native to Arizona, Mrs. Clark was born in Flagstaff and began her musical studies as a child. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and a Graduate Certificate with an emphasis in Ethnomusicology under the direction of Dr. Steven Hemphill and Dr. Nicholas Tochka. During this time, Mrs. Clark served as president of the NAU Percussion Society and President of the Delta Eta chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota. She also served on the NAU Student Music Advisory Council. Mrs. Clark founded and co-instructed the community outreach program Percussion Discovery through the NAU Community Music and Dance Academy. She served as section member and principle percussionist for the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, she co-formed and performed in the percussion duo Avenue Deux and the NAU Panorama Steel Pan Ensemble. Recently, Mrs. Clark studied and completed her Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University.
Mrs. Clark is an active educator, adjudicator and performer. In addition to her instruction for Paradise Valley Unified School District, Mrs. Clark teaches private percussion lessons. She is a member of NAFME, AMEA, The Society for Ethnomusicology, and the Percussive Arts Society.
Outside of music, Mrs. Clark is a wife and proud mother of two young boys.
Chris Conti
Phoenix native and Paradise Valley High School alumni, Christian ‘Chris’ Conti is currently studying music education and percussion at Glendale Community College, and helps direct the Pride of Paradise front ensemble alongside Mrs. Clark. During his high school career, Mr. Chris Conti contributed to indoor winter percussion groups across the PVUSD school district, including Pinnacle Percussion and Horizon Indoor Percussion Ensemble.
Though music has been a part of the entirety of Mr. Conti’s life, he joined his first band program in 6th grade at Liberty Elementary School on trumpet. After realizing he was not the brass master he wished he was, Mr. Conti switched to percussion to begin his extended musical journey. While at PVHS, Mr. Conti stood as the front ensemble and percussion section leader, with an emphasis on marimba and mallet percussion. Mallets rule!
In his free time, Mr. Conti thoroughly enjoys loafing around with his cats, finding new cuisines to explore, prepare and enjoy, and spending quality time with his besties. Life is an oyster, have fun with it! :)
Cierra Miller
Paradise Valley High School Alumni, Ms. ‘Queen’ Cierra Miller, is currently studying music and percussion at Glendale Community College. During her time at PV, Cierra participated in various after school activities including, but not limited to, Horizon Indoor Percussion Ensemble and the Paradise Valley pit orchestra show casting ‘Tarzan.'
Cierra first began music in the 4th grade at Indian Bend Elementary School, and to everyone's surprise, she started on the clarinet. After playing the clarinet for a year, Cierra switched to percussion and fell head-over-heels in love. Throughout her PV experience Cierra has played numerous percussion instruments beginning with the marching bass drum. After one season, Cierra joined the front ensemble for a year, learning four mallet technique. Soon after she moved back to drumline and she found her one true love, the tenors. <3 Tenors rule!
In her free time, Cierra enjoys practicing, watching Netflix, playing with her dog, relaxing game nights, collecting records, sipping on delicious boba ( #dingleberries ) and spending quality time with her besties.
Alexis Noland
Miss Alexis Noland, endearingly referred to as “Miss Alexis” by her students, is a long-term member of the band. With the Pride of Paradise Band, Miss Alexis assists with woodwind and front ensemble direction, and in her non-professional life, studies music education and clarinet at Glendale Community College.
Miss Alexis was lucky enough to find the light of her life, the clarinet, when she first joined band in the 4th grade at Aire Libre Elementary School. Even though she explored many different options throughout high school, Alexis still eventually found her way back to her beloved clarinet in the end. #clarinetgang
As a proud Paradise Valley High School alumni, having performed with our Marching Band, Concert Band, Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble, she was a prolific contributor to all things music at PV! In her time as a student, Alexis served as both saxophone and clarinet section leader, Band and Orchestra Council Members, and Drum Major. Alexis has also participated in various Honor Ensembles, such as Regional Bands, Regional Orchestras, University of Arizona Honor Bands, and Indoor Percussion.
When not surrounding herself in music, Ms. Alexis enjoys going to Maskadores Taco Shop, long car rides, intense game nights, growing her collection of rubber ducks, and spending lots of quality time with her besties.
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