Directors and Staff

Kevin Zamborsky, Director of Bands 

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Kevin Zamborsky is in his twenty-third year of teaching at Stillwater High School. He teaches the high school Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, marching band, AP Music Theory, and Music Composition and Arranging, and seventh grade beginning band at the middle school. Mr. Zamborsky received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1997, and his Master's Degree in Conducting from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York in 2004. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Zamborsky was the Director of Bands at Nottoway Middle and Intermediate Schools and the Associate Director of Bands at Nottoway High School in Nottoway, Virginia. Groups under his direction have received numerous Superior ratings, and have performed in California, Missouri, Georgia, Indiana, Florida, Washington, D.C., New York, and Paris, France. Under Mr. Zamborsky's direction, the Stillwater High School Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform as an honor band at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association state convention in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2019, and 2024. In 2007 and again in 2022, the Wind Ensemble performed under Mr. Zamborsky at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Mr. Zamborsky works as a conductor at the University of Arkansas Summer Music Camp. Mr. Zamborsky was recognized as an Exemplary Teacher by the Oklahoma Music Educators Association in 2021. He was the Oklahoma Arts Alliance and State Superintendent Music Educator of the Year in 2014, the Stillwater High School Teacher of the Year in 2013, the Nottoway Middle School and Nottoway County Teacher of the Year in 2000, and was the Florida Keys Council of the Arts Artist-in-Residence in 2003. Mr. Zamborsky is a former president of the Beta (Oklahoma) chapter of Phi Beta Mu and current Member At Large, and is currently the President of the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association. Professional memberships include the National Association for Music Education, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha, and the North Central Directors Association. Mr. Zamborsky lives in Stillwater with his wife, Lindy. Their son, Connor, is a software developer in Madison, Wisconsin, and their daughter, Emma, is an arts administration major at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

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Sean Gartner, Assistant Director of Bands 

Sean Gartner is in his twelfth year of teaching and second year as an assistant band director for Stillwater Public Schools.  He received his Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education in 2013 from Oklahoma State University and his Master’s degree in Music with an emphasis in Wind Band Conducting from Oklahoma State University in 2015.  Prior to working in Stillwater, Mr. Gartner was an Assistant Band Director at Yukon Public Schools from 2015-2017 and has been the Director of Bands at Pawnee Public Schools since 2017.  While at Yukon and Pawnee, his ensembles and students earned superior ratings at concert festivals as well as OSSAA Large Ensemble and Solo contests.  Mr. Gartner teaches private trumpet and piano lessons, with his students earning consistent placements in various honor bands and earning superior ratings at OSSAA and OMTA sanctioned events.  In addition to teaching, Mr. Gartner has played piano for the past twenty-nine years and has served as a piano accompanist for many solo contests and competitions for nineteen years. Other accomplishments include Teacher of the Year at Pawnee High School for 2021, 2023, 2024 and at Pawnee Middle School for 2023 and 2024.  Professional memberships include the National Association for Music Education, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Music Teachers National Association, and Oklahoma Music Teachers Association.  Mr. Gartner lives in Stillwater with his wife Anna, their daughter Joanna, and their cavoodle, Poppins.

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Tricia Bailey-Bovenschen, Assistant Director of Bands 

Tricia Bailey-Bovenschen is in her thirty-fifth year of teaching and twenty-ninth year as an assistant band director for Stillwater Public Schools. Prior to teaching in Stillwater, Ms. Bovenschen was a band director in Ponca City and Sapulpa. She received a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Oklahoma State University in 1992. Ms. Bovenschen assists with the 7th grade band, 8th grade band, high school band, beginning trombone, and teaches beginning percussion and 7th grade percussion. Her bands and percussion ensembles receive consistent superior ratings at OSSAA sanctioned contests. Other notable accomplishments include past performances of her percussion ensembles at the OkMEA and Oklahoma PAS conventions. Ms. Bovenschen was the 1998 Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Young Bandmaster of they Year, and in 2023 was recognized by OkMEA as an Exemplary Teacher. She has held memberships in the National Association for Music Education, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, the Percussive Arts Society, the North Central Directors Association, Phi Beta Mu, Tau Beta Sigma, and Sigma Alpha Iota. Ms. Bovenschen lives in Stillwater and actively performs as a member of the Stillwater Community Band and volunteers with Town & Gown Theatre. She is a proud mom to Bailey and twin sons Brendan and Collin.

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Megan Perkins, Assistant Director of Bands 

Megan Perkins is currently in her fifteenth year of teaching and twelfth year serving as Assistant Band Director for Stillwater Public Schools. She conducts the SJHS Symphonic Band, teaches beginning clarinet, saxophone, and double reed classes, and assists with 7th grade and high school bands. Under her direction, SJHS ensembles have consistently earned the OSSAA Outstanding Achievement Award at concert contest. The Stillwater JH Symphonic Band was named as an OkMEA Honor Band in 2017, 2020, and 2025. The band  has also attended the North Texas Festival of Distinction in North Richland Hills, Texas since 2022, receiving straight superior ratings each year. 

Ms. Perkins earned her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2011, where she studied with Dr. Michael Raiber, Dr. William Wakefield, and Dr. David Etheridge.  She later earned her Master's degree in Music Education from the University of Missouri in 2023. 

Beyond her work in Stillwater, Megan is passionate about supporting students and directors as a clinician and presenter at both state and national levels. She has presented at The Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, The Oklahoma Music Educators Association Convention, The Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Convention, and has traveled through Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas to present a summer series with SAIED Music. Each summer, she serves as a conductor at the University of Arkansas Summer Music Camp, and has guest conducted numerous honor bands throughout Oklahoma. 

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Megan teaches private clarinet lessons and has had numerous students selected to All-Region and All-State Bands. She also enjoys regularly performing with the Stillwater Community Band. Megan was named the 2016-2017 OkMEA Young Music Educator of the Year and was also awarded the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Young Bandmaster Award in 2017. She holds National Board certification in secondary music, is the Secretary of the Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and is an active member of NAfME and North Central Director’s Association. 

In her free time, she enjoys exploring vintage stores, trying new restaurants with her best friends, and hanging out with her Ragdoll cat, Ellie!

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Katie Genevro, Assistant Director of Bands 

Katie Genevro is in her thirteenth year of teaching and fourth year as the Assistant Director of Bands for Stillwater Public Schools. Her prior teaching experience spans the educational spectrum from elementary school to college, including music theory, general music, and band. At Stillwater Middle School, Mrs. Genevro teaches the 7th Grade Blue Band and beginning flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn, and color woodwind classes. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas and a master's degree of Music in Wind Conducting from Messiah University. In addition to teaching, she has presented professional development sessions for the El Paso Independent School District and for Texas Bandmasters Association, and conducted the Yselta Honor Band. Mrs. Genevro was teacher of the year at Charles Middle School for the 2020-21 school year and a finalist for the secondary teacher of the year for the EPISD School District. She is a member of the National Association for Music Education and North Central Directors Association. Mrs. Genevro lives in Stillwater with her husband, Brad, and four children, A.J., Sophia, Isabella, and Gabriel.

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Veronica Brewer, Color Guard Director 

Veronica Brewer is in her first year as color guard director, having previously served on the guard staff for two years. Miss Brewer is a graduate of Stillwater High School, and currently attends Oklahoma State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education. 

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