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Previous Band Iterations
Previous Band Iterations
🎶 Throughout its history, USF has undergone different iterations of the pep band 🎶
1940s-50s Iteration
1940s-50s Iteration
USF had a marching band for football games through a collaboration with the ROTC program at USF. Numerous photos of the band at USF on campus and at athletic events can be found in older USF books.
1980s Iteration
1980s Iteration
A pep band was run by Rick Roberts, who is a current USF professor and alumnus of the University. He had some success with a band at USF; however, the support for the program wasn't consistent from the administration, and Rick eventually pivoted the ensemble away from Athletic events.
2005-2009 Iteration
2005-2009 Iteration
Various students put small groups together for basketball games. The students were supported by alumni donations to purchase a set of used drums from Riordan High School, and many members of the time were Riordan alumni, and several were not enrolled USF students.
2009 to Present
2009 to Present
Current Band Director and adjunct faculty member Joseph Shea Lares approached the Athletics Director with a proposal to start a Pep Band at USF. This then led to the current iteration of the pep band, which is now an official club and a class.
Officer Council History
Officer Council History
2009 - Present
2009 - Present
2009 - 2010
2009 - 2010
President / Manager: Michael Lawrence
Assistant Manager: Ranjana Kohli
Drum Major: Patrick Moncada
Assistant Drum Major: Danielle Castillo
Equipment Manager: Chris Waldref
Librarian: Chris Gong
Drum Coach: Alex Creese
2010 - 2011
2010 - 2011
(first full election cycle)
Manager: Ranjana Kohli
Assistant Manager: A-Nisha Knox
Drum Major: Danielle Castillo
Assistant Drum Major:
Equipment Manager: Chris Waldref
Librarian: Chris Gong
2011 - 2012
2011 - 2012
(first Picnic Day parade)
Manager: Chris Waldref
Assistant Manager: Giselle Martinez
Drum Major: Arielle Tan
Assistant Drum Major: Michael Pohl
Equipment Manager: Michael Webster
Librarian: Chris Gong / Jenny Montaño
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013
(First Vegas Basketball Trip)
Manager: Chris Waldref
Assistant Manager: Molly Smith
Drum Major: Michael Pohl
Assistant Drum Major: Evelyn Reid
Equipment Manager: Cesar Calles
Librarian: Carolyn Reed
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014
(First Battle of the Bands solo appearance)
Manager: Molly Smith
Assistant Manager: Paul Padilla
Drum Major: Carolyn Reed
Assistant Drum Major: Nick Pheffer
Equipment Manager: Cesar Calles
Librarian: Nathalie Chavez
2014 - 2015
2014 - 2015
Manager: Paul Padilla / Emily Adsit
Drum Major: Nick Pheffer / Carolyn Reed / Julius Bugante
Assistant Manager: Emily Adsit / Kelsey Beechler
Treasurer: Michael Moreno
Secretary: Nathalie Chavez
Equipment Manager: Justin Flores
Librarian: Peter Nguyen
Historian: Kim Darvin
2015-2016
2015-2016
(first year of executive committee)
Manager: Nathalie 'Nat' Chavez
Drum Major: Julius 'JuJu' Bugante
Assistant Manager: Kelsey 'K$' Beechler
Treasurer: Michael Moreno
Secretary: Clare Bierman
Outreach Manager: Alex Freyermuth
Equipment Manager: Lisa Marie Velesrubio
Librarian: Jessica Manalang
2016-2017
2016-2017
Manager: Kelsey Beechler
Drum Major: Pauline Comendador
Assistant Manager: Alex Freyermuth
Recruitment: Sammy Sosa & Rubi Santos
Social Comm. Chair: Sammy Sosa
Assistant Drum Major: Jennette Yee
Photographer: Jennette Yee
Equipment Manager: Ivana Perez
Librarian: Ivana Perez
Freshman Rep: Mitchell Lee
2017-2018
2017-2018
Manager: Pauline Comendador
Drum Major: Mitchell Lee
Assistant Manager: Alex Plimpton
Secretary: Briane Martinez
Equipment Manager: Danny Poore
Treasurer: Alex Yee
Recruiter & Social Comm. Chair: Sarah Naini
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Robert Macaibay
Shacktivities Coordinator: Jennette Yee
2018-2019
2018-2019
Manager: Pauline Comendador
Drum Major: Reina Ramirez
Assistant Manager: Robert Macaibay
Secretary: Briane Martinez
Equipment Manager: Alexander Plimpton
Recruiter & Social Comm. Chair: Jenny Yang & Sarah Naini
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Madison Julson and Alex Yee
Shacktivities Coordinator: Jennette Yee
2019-2020
2019-2020
Manager: Robert Macaibay
Drum Major: Heryann Reyes Ayala
Assistant Manager: Noemi Crisanto
Secretary: Carolina Mendoza
Equipment Manager: Victoria Catapang
Assistant Drum Major: Briane Martinez
Recruiter & Social Comm. Chair: Sarah Naini & Alvin Chung
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Madison Julson & Connor Chen
Shacktivities Coordinator: Tiffany Zheng
Freshman Class Representative: Diana Barba
2020-2021
2020-2021
(during COVID-19 Pandemic)
Manager: Victoria Catapang
Drum Major: Kathy Sanchez
Assistant Manager: Carolina Mendoza
Secretary: Stephany Swisher
Equipment Manager: Diana Barba
Assistant Drum Major: Tiffany Zheng
Recruiter & Social Comm. Chair: Sarah Naini & Connor Chen
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Madison Julson & Jacob Damasco & Sam Pliego
Treasurer: Niko Yu
2021-2022
2021-2022
(Officer Council History unavailable for this academic year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
(Officer Council History unavailable for this academic year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
2022-2023
2022-2023
(Officer Council History unavailable for this academic year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
(Officer Council History unavailable for this academic year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
2023-2024
2023-2024
Manager: Zachary Alon
Drum Major: Jordan Maralit
Assistant Manager: Grace Weldele
Secretary: Sammi Hu
Equipment Manager: Isaac Silvino
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Caitlyn Asano
2024-2025
2024-2025
Manager: Grace Weldele
Drum Major: Jordan Maralit
Assistant Drum Major: Mercy Herron
Assistant Manager: Caitlyn Asano
Secretary: Sammi Hu
Equipment Manager: Isaac Silvino
Photographer & Social Media Manager: Jordan Maralit
2025-2026
2025-2026
Manager: Brooke Vo
Drum Major: Mercy Herron
Assistant Manager: Caitlyn Asano
Secretary: Elle Muñoz
Equipment Manager: Tyler Baeza
Marketing, Social Media & Photography Manager: Amber Stephens
Treasurer: Nick Llorando
2026-2027
2026-2027
Manager: Caitlyn Asano
Drum Major: Mercy Herron
Assistant Manager: Stephanie Garcia
Secretary: Elle Muñoz
Secretary Co-Chair: Ean Richardson
Equipment Manager: Tyler Baeza
Drum Technician: Phill Bienick
Marketing Chair: Amber Stephens
Marketing Co-Chair: Abigail Ramsey
Recruitment & Social Chair: Lili Jimenez
Fundraising Chair: Carlos Hernandez
Shaktivities Coordinator: Nick Llorando
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