TEACHERS & STAFF

The Lone Peak Band Program is directed by Ms. Jamie Kim. Ms. Kim is from Wahiawa, HI. A talented conductor and saxophonist, Ms. Kim has a large love/passion for music and a deep commitment to helping students grow through music education. She is in her 10th year of teaching. 5th year at Lone Peak High School. Ms. Kim has conducted /taught in many different settings: Lone Peak HS ('19-current), Judge Memorial Catholic HS ('18-'19), Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus ('16-'17), Herriman HS ('15-'16), Westlake HS ('13-'15), Cougar Marching Band TA & Graduate Assistant ('12, '18), and Wasatch Winds Community Band ('18). During her college career, Ms. Kim performed with the BYU Wind Symphony, BYU Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab Bands, Saxophone Quartets, Mariachi Band, BYU Cougar Marching Band, and Cougar Pep Bands. Classes Ms. Kim has taught in her teaching: AP Music Theory, Wind Ensembles, Jazz Bands, Marching Bands, Music Technology, Pit Orchestras, Liturgical Music, Elementary Band, Orchestra, Choir, Music Appreciation, Percussion, and Ukulele. She is a sought after clinician/adjudicator in Idaho and Utah for both jazz and wind ensembles. She studied saxophone under Ray Smith, Michael Tobian, Ben Nichols, Darren Bradford, and Jory Woodis. Ms. Kim studied conducting under Kory Kastseanes and Kirt Saville. She recently received the Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse Ray Smith Music Educator Award (2021), The National Band Association Citation of Excellence Award (23' & '24), and the National Band Association Certificate of Merit for Marching Excellence Award (22', 23', & '24), the Oustanding Jazz Educator Award (NBA '24). She earned her Bacherlor's Degree of Music in Music Education from Brigham Young University ('13). She also has completed 20+ credits of her Master's in Music Education at Brigham Young University ('15-'18). In addition, she is a MBA Social Impact Emphasis Recipient ('18) through the BYU Marriott School & Ballard Center. Ms. Kim additionally served as the Vice President of Band for the Utah Music Educator's Association ('22-'24). She is presently serving on the Utah Music Educator's Association jazz committee.

The Lone Peak Percussion Director is Mrs. Anna Shepherd. Anna Shepherd recently graduated from BYU with a degree in Music Education, emphasizing Percussion Performance. At BYU, she participated in many renowned ensembles, such as the Tangents Percussion Quartet, the Percussion Ensemble, the steel band, and served as principal percussionist in both the Philharmonic Orchestra and Wind Symphony. As a member of the Tangents Quartet, Mrs. Shepherd has traveled, performed, and filmed music videos in various locations. Notable highlights include filming a quartet video in Laie, Hawaii, and the Great Saltair in Utah. 

Mrs. Shepherd is passionate about music education, particularly percussion education. She completed her student teaching at American Fork High School, and has worked with marching band programs such as American Fork HS, Lehi HS, Spanish Fork HS, and Coppell HS (in Coppell, TX). After graduation, she worked as a substitute teacher, private percussion lesson teacher, and adjudicated for solo & ensemble events and the Utah Day of Percussion. 

Mrs. Shepherd is excited and grateful for the opportunity to be the new Percussion Director at Lone Peak High School and to work alongside Ms. Jamie Kim. She looks forward to continuing the great legacy of the Lone Peak percussion program and helping to elevate and grow the program further.

Mrs. Shepherd loves dogs, reading, and The Office, and currently resides in Provo with her husband, Blake, who is also a drummer.

The Lone Peak Color Guard is directed by Maria Rivas, who has spent the last six years teaching color guard and sharing her love for the activity with her students. Maria graduated from Riverton High School in 2020, where she performed with the color guard beginning in 2018 and served as captain during her senior year. Shortly after graduating, she began coaching and has since taught at Carbon High School, Riverton High School, and Lone Peak High School, where she is currently in her third year here. For Maria, color guard has always been about so much more than learning choreography, spinning a flag, or catching a toss. One of her favorite parts of coaching is getting to watch students grow throughout a season. Whether it is finally getting a skill they have been working on, becoming more confident as a performer, stepping into a leadership role, or finding a group of people they can call their team, those are the moments that make coaching worth it. Outside of color guard, Maria is currently in school working toward her degree in school counseling. Working with students throughout the years has played a huge part in choosing that path, and she hopes to continue building a career where she can support students and help them succeed both in and outside of the classroom. When she is not at rehearsal, there is a pretty good chance she is still doing something guard related. Whether it is planning for the next season, working on choreography, finding music, designing something, or coming up with another idea for the program, color guard is never too far away.