Music Director - Richard Sabino
Flute/Piccolo: Anne Stevens, Alice Anderson, Stephanie Balavac, Lisa Benincasa, Heather Benson, Jodie Boeddeker, Nancy Boyer, Sara Bresette, Nancy Clew, Kathleen Coleman, Ellie Covault, Carrie Giordano, Santiago Fernandez, Lisa Fee, Rachel Foster, Ferne Franz, Linda Hypes, Spencer Jones, Joann Kinder, Laurie Lawson, Barbara Nettuno, Faith Perkins, Staci Rosbury, Sally Shorrock, Becky Sillman, Nicole Stabile, Kenny Subrin, David Tweed, Deborah Venezia, Cindy Wagman, Belinda Woolcot, Dee Dee Wood Oboe/English horn: Jean Allen, Vicki Berney, Kevin Bogdan, Bliss Carter, Kiersten Devenish, Laura Earle, Dawn Eggen, David Free, Amie Hellhake, Mary Jackson, Jamie Kruger, Sally Kuntz, Chris Leese, Katie Swain, Marti Upton, Jessica Whitworth, Heather Wishart Clarinets: Dana Alward, Kelly Arner, Darren Bartolo, Katie Beckmann, James Cole Binkley, Amber Bjorkman, Jennifer Blahnik, Tony Borges, Elizabeth Boulter, Charles Boyer, Michael Boyton, Noah Bradley, Tony Borges, Kim Brown, Paul Burrucker, Cole Bushman, Gay Christie Whitley, Victoria Bushman, Michael Chen, Katrina Christensen, Cara Couvillion, Elise Curran, Karyn Cuttler, Jessica Davolli, Marissa Delaney, Kevin Hauser, Giselle de la Moriniere, Lori Demange, Eva Di Traglia, Judy Dixon, Jonathan Farmer, Emma Fernandez, David Fleenor, Andrew Gates, Josh Gay, Daniel Gibson, Michael Graff, Kelly Griffin, Becky Grose, Jordan Hammers, Richard Harman, Russell Harrison, Kevin Hauser, Kayla Heckford, Katelyn Jarvis, Ron Jewell, Spencer Jones, Kendra Juge, Susan Kelly, Judy Kessler, Melissa Kindy, Kathleen Kinion, Richard Kissinger, Madison Krinop, Elyse Larkins, James Lebon, Malcolm Lindor, Terri Longdo, Don Mattern, Ian McCormick, David Mitchell, Enoch Moser, Bonnie Myers, Jennifer Nguy, William Scott Nichols, Hannah O'Neal, Edward Pallone, Terri Poppell, Alexander Rivera-Charles, Emily Roberts, Jamie Robinson, Jennifer Rocco, Amy Rogers, Megan Ramsey, Jamie Robinson, Amy Rogers, Michael Rowsey, Jennifer Royals-Blahnik, Jennifer Rocco, Michael Rowsey, Kelly Runk, Jamie Safran, Ann Satterfield, Kim Scaccia, Eric Scott, Paul Settle, Troy Shimkus, Alfons Smukala, Jo-An Smukala, Jennifer Spyker, Andrew Stachow, Kevin Strang, Jamie Szafran, Rebecca Thomas, Ryan Troester, David Tweed, Michael Westmoreland, Vanessa Vache, Frances Youmans, Jennifer Zahn Alto clarinet: Kim Brown, Trinity Hager, Amanda Koller, Noah Palmer, Paul Spiwak Bass clarinet: Charles Almeida, Becky Grose, Gordon Hallgren, Ruth Ann Heller, Rudolf, Radocy, Christian Ricketts, Josh Rivera, Paul Spiwak, Sherry St. Petery, Kevin Strang, Asher Waldron Contrabass clarinet: Erin Hage, Noah Palmer, Joey Rosati, Collin Urbina Bassoon: Sam Bergstrom, David Borst, Charles Beutel, John Carpenter, Allison Eaton, Debra Fitzgerald, Lynnda Floyd, Nick Gallegos, Cole George, Carly Gomez, Eric, Heinig, Larry Kramer, Garrett McCormick, Mikalea Santiago, Edward Sheridan, Michael Sperr, Andrew Stachow, Kathleen Walsh, Rhonda Weatherly Contrabassoon: Justin Aubuchon, William Carrigan, Joey Rosati, Emily Scott Saxophone: Brandon Adams, Sammy Alvarez, Mike Bakey, Andrew Cleaver, Michelle Couch, Ian Crumpton, John Ferriera, Antonio Foix, Brandon Gentile, Chris Hackney, Benjamin Hart, Joseph Horvath, Chris Kalwa, Alex Kaufman, Alissa Kanocz, Chad Kirk, Alex Kaufman, Jerrod Kostoski, Andy Kropp, Sean Luce, Shawn Pence, Tom MacDonald, Art Martin, Dave Melchor, Shawn Pence, Anthony Rivera, Joshua Sall, Ann Satterfield, Michelle Scheen, Sherry St. Petery, Andrew Stachow, Dylan Thompson, Mike Torres, Frank Tuckwiller, Benjamin Vann Hart, Ryan Vasill, Jeff Vickers, Josh Vincent, Allen Young French horn: Jeff Adams, Tim Albritton, John Apostolides, Becky Atwood, DiAnn Barnes, Samantha Barnes, Aaron Bartos, Jeremy Brand, Bobby Bresemann, Jan Brownlee, Fred Brownlee, Nick Burner, Omner Calhoun, Aaron Collins, Rick Collins, Jade Deatheridge, Angie Dial, Susan Diebel, Kaleb DuBose, Bob Fitzgerald, Erica Foster, Deserre Gorecki, Don Grammer, Karen Grammer, Carmen Graziano, Frank Grey, Nicholas Grey, Kyle Halpin, Bailey Hatzell, Chris Houze, Natalie Janas, Nicole Kline, Andew Lindstrom, Milford Kuhn, Amy Lombardo, Michael Longdo, Jennifer Marchand, David Melchor, Stephanie Morris, Debra Parisi, Klae Peek, Sandy Petersen, Steve Repp, Jessica Rosch, Cameron Ruch, Mary Seal, Joshua Smith, Jessica Sweeney, Robert Walters, Johan Warburton, Teno Ware, Bill Warnick, Alyssa Widner, John Wilkerson, Lori-Anne Wright Trumpet: Michelle Apostolides, Scott Apelgren, Kim Aubuchon, Mark Browning, David Burnett, Jeff Burnett, Jessa Buroker, Matthew Cameron, Brad Carpenter, Jack Carr, Linda Clark, David Cleveland, John Copella, Veronica Curran, Steve Davis, David Ewing, Zachary Hanson, Kristen Haynes, René Hulsker, David Jacobs, Arthur Kunkle, John Kuntz, Joseph Leites, Jim Matthews, Jeff Morris, Jessa Nelson, Cliff Newton, Josh Pagan, David Quenzler, Anthony Parsons, Chris Rodriguez, Sherry Rogers, Greg Scott, Robert Scott, Yaara Shaham, Richard Shaw, Sara Smasal, Paul Smith, Tarrek Smith, Wilbur Smith, Andrew Toth, Richard Wood Trombone: Sarah Albert, Chuck Booker, Isaiah Curry, Nicholas Dufrense, Joseph Dumm, Brian Foote, Laurel Foote, Aiden Fuller, Logan Koeltzow, Brian Knudson, Catherine Leasure, Colleen Lee, Mike Lott, David Martin, Derek McLean, David Martinez, Rob Mayer, Alan Moss, Megan O'Malley, Andrew Pietruk, Joey Powell, Gary Roland, David Scarborough, Benjamin Schwindt, Ian Schwindt, Jonathan Specht, Bill Snook, Craig Stahl, Ron Vogelsong, Michael Walker, Michael Waller, Troy Wiley, William Yoh Bass Trombone: Anthony Hottel, John Lisbeth, Michael Schwindt, Charles Tollios, Alex Walder Euphonium: Sarah Albert, David Balcerzak, David Cheney, Gus Figeac, Matthew Fix, Phil Gaddie, Marli Anne Kevelin, Murray Ludwig, Shane O'Leary, Leah Ryan, Barry Simkin, Justin Snively, Marli Anne Varnadoe Tuba: Allen Ammerman, Colin Autry, Cameron Baily, April Brandell, Lüc Cope, Pablo Elias-Rodriguez, Daniel Fernandez, Jimmy Higgentotham, Colby Hollingsworth, Jim Huff, Steven Johnson, Eric Lee, Charli Lukkari, Joe Rosen, David Sluder, Bill Snook, Larry Thomas, Tom Waid, David Weinstein, Herbert Wekselblatt Keyboard: Glen Arnold, Jean Black, Jennifer Nguy, Heidi Pranzoni Timpani: Parker Allen, David Black, Rick Bradford, Logan Ruch, Scott Smith Percussion: Zane Adams, David Arnold, Steven Battieste, Rick Bonadonna, Courtney Botts, Gary Bowles, Barry Burnette, Gary Burnette, Rick Bradford, Genna Cesar, Conner Cheek, Jacob Dike, Shakiya Drayton, Laura Earle, Kaylan Ellis, James Field, Jeff Foster, Marcella Frese, Rebecca Harris, Bill Helms, Ethan Henn, John Houpt, John Huffaker, Paul Jackson, Russell Jones, Beverly Kverek, Robert Lara, Scott LeVine, Aaron Levith, Debera McKinney, Devin McLean, Josh McNair, Mariah McNair, Mike McNary, Richard Mola, Alan Moss, Douglas Narry, Jennifer Nguy, Jason Packard, Josh Pierce, Adam Pol, Victor Pons, Brian Pridemore, Dan Richardson, Logan Ruch, Mike Sammons, Valerie Sauer, Michelle Scheen, Charles Smith, Georgia Snelling, Courtney Sweeting, James Titus, Mickey Toperzer, Frank Touzzo, Carey Williams, Brock Wollard, Sirenna Zorbis Cello: Tabitha Bennett, Issac Moorman String bass: Robert Bauer, Richard Desgrange, Butch Gardner, Daniel Heiney Harp: Gretchen Cover, Rex Moore, Elizabeth White
Guest Conductors: Bobby Adams, Rob Kessler, Joseph Kreines, Doug McLain, Frank Ticheli, Jason Worzbyt
Featured Soloists - vocal: Casey Brown, Elise Curran, Beth Green, Fred Kilgalin, Mary Anne Kruger, Sherry MacLain, Terry Rockwell - cello: Isaac Moorman - clarinet: Richard Harman, Melissa Kindy, Jennifer Rocco, Allan Vaché - English horn: Anita Juilianna - saxophone: James Bishop, Andrew Cleaver, Andy Kropp, Frank Tuckwiller, - French horn: Aaron Bartos, Rick Collins, Frank Grey, Nicholas Grey, Johan Warburton - percussion: Rémi Durupt - trumpet: Lyman Brodie, David Ewing - trombone: Catherine Leasure, Ian Schwindt - tuba: Eric Lee, Tom Waid - violin: Carey Moorman, Paul Jackson
Explore biographies of some of the currant and former musicians of Central Florida Winds.
Jean is a Brevard County native, born in Rockledge. She began studying piano under the tutelage of Connie Trainor, with whom she studied from the age of five through high school. During her school years, Jean sang with her family, played handbells, and began playing the flute, but piano was still her first love. By age fifteen, she was the accompanist for the Titusville High School Madrigals. As a junior, she attended the All State Convention as a member of the sight-reading choir, which was comprised of all the top sight-readers in the state of Florida. Very active in the Titusville High band program as well, she participated in All-County Band and Orchestra as well as attended various solo and ensemble festivals, performing solos on piano and flute. She received the John Philip Sousa award for her work in the instrumental program and the Frederic Chopin award for her work as a student accompanist during her time at Titusville High School. Upon her graduation, she attended The Florida State University where she minored in music while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts. In the past twenty-five years, Jean has earned a reputation for excellence as a collaborative pianist working with Brevard County public school choirs and soloists, band and orchestra students, and theatrical productions at the Cocoa Village Playhouse, Titusville Playhouse, and the Henegar Center. In 2016, she had the privilege of playing keyboard at The Dr. Philips Center in Orlandofor the National Tour of “Wicked.” She is the principal pianist and keyboardist of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra and has worked with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Central Florida Winds, Orlando Light Opera, Opera del Sol, and Central Florida Vocal Arts. Jean is also the accompanist for the Brevard Chorale at Eastern Florida State College.
Dr. David T. Borst is our principal Bassoonist who is originally from Hempstead, New York. While he was a senior at Hempstead High School, Dave studied bassoon with the famous Simon Kovar, who performed with the New York Philharmonic, taught at Julliard, and published many bassoon étude books. Mr. Kovar awarded Dave a summer session scholarship to the Music Academyof the West in Santa Barbara, California. After graduating from Fredonia State University of N.Y., Dave won the audition for the Buffalo Philharmonic and performed there three years as a full-time player. After taking a teaching position and being the Director of Music for an area school district, he continued to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic during the summers and as needed during the regular season.
In 1965, Dave was invited to take a music professorship at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where he taught for 33 years before retiring. While teaching there, he and his violinist wife, Ingrid, performed with the Johnstown Area Symphony Orchestra for over 35 years. While at IUP, he continued to study bassoon with K. David Van Hoesen at Eastman School of Music and earned a DMA degree at Eastman in 1974. Over the course of several summers, Dave performed concerts with the IUP Keystone Winds and recorded commercial CDs of major wind composers under the direction of Jack Stamp.
In 1979—1980 Dave was awarded a full-year sabbatical from IUP, during which he, his wife, and their young son traveled through Europe. He also had the privilege of living nine months in Israel. While living in Jerusalem, he started an instrumental program at the Anglican School, and was appointed as the conductor of the Jerusalem Youth Orchestra. In the summer of 1980, he conducted the orchestra on a goodwill tour of Germanyand Austria.
After retiring in 1998 from IUP, Dave and his wife traveled with their motorhome across the United States. They were snowbirds in Floridafor seven months a year until several years ago, when they became full-time residents at the ORA Resort in Melbourne Beach, Fl. While in Florida, he has performed with the Miami Symphony, Land of Lakes Symphony, Brevard Symphony, Space Coast Pops, Central Florida Winds, the Central Florida Chamber Winds, other professional ensembles, and the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, where he was a charter member and principal bassoonist for 10 years.
Dave and Ingrid were married for 65 years before she passed away last Easter morning. All throughout their years together they enjoyed performing in many churches. They are blessed with 3 wonderful children, 11 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. With a grateful heart, Dave gives thanks to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the strength and ability to continue to perform with the Central Florida Winds and Chamber Winds, which he has greatly enjoyed for 19 years.
Rick Collins is our French Horn Section leader. He hails from Decatur, Indiana and is a graduate of Ball State University. While he spent his professional career in Indiana, he currently resides in the retirement community of Genesis Pointe just south of Lake Wales.
Rick enlisted in the Indiana National Guard as a trumpet player while still in high school. He remained in the Band during his time as a student at Ball State and continued to be a member until his retirement 42 years later. During his enlistment he became played Trumpet, Euphonium, and French Horn. Rick served in the Officer Corps in several personnel roles, wrote Equal Opportunity policies while working at the Pentagon, and retired as the Commander and Director of the 38th Division Band.
Rick enjoyed a parallel career in public education as a Band Director, worked as a clinician in several settings, and judged marching bands, concert bands, and instrumental solo contests. He also served as a public school administrator and building level principal.
He retired from teaching and the military in the same year. Shortly afterwards, Rick’s wife of 30 years, Annie, fell victim to cancer in 2004. They had six children. Ten years later Rick married Joyce, who was also widowed and already living in Florida. They were “Snowbirds” until deciding to move to Floridapermanently in the fall of 2017.
While Rick played in many community bands in Indiana, he saw a greater opportunity for performing in Florida. Since coming to Florida, Rick has played with:
Central Florida Winds, Central Florida Chamber Winds, Central Florida Brass Choir, Orlando Concert Band, Orlando Brass Sextet, Peacock Wind Ensemble, All Saints Episcopal Church Woodwind Quintet, Heartland Pops, Bartow Adult Community Band, Lakeland Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra, Winter Haven Symphony Orchestra, Heatherwood Concert Band, and guest soloist with Central Florida area Churches and Universities.
Ian Crumpton is a native of Tampa, Florida and attended the Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music Education. While studying at FSU, he was a member of the Marching Chiefs, University Concert and Symphonic Bands, Saxophone Orchestra, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. As a member of the Saxophone Orchestra, he performed at the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference in Lubbock, Texas. As a member of the Marching Chiefs, he performed at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and was a Medal of Honor award recipient his final year.
Ian is currently in his fifth year of teaching high school band, having spent four years as the Director of Bands at Fort Pierce Central High School, and now at Rockledge High School. Bands under his direction have consistently earned superior ratings in Marching, Concert, and Jazz Band assessments.
Ian is an active performer, performing with the Jordan Thomas Odyssey big band, For Dancers Only (FDO) big band, Treasure Coast Wind Ensemble, and Central Florida Winds.
Ian currently lives in Palm Baywith his wife, Adrienne, and two cats, Finn and Arya.
David A Ewing, principal trumpet and cornet of Central Florida Winds, is originally from Pompton Plains New Jersey where he studied from Nellie Clark of The Eastman College of music. David got a full five-year scholarship from the Philadelphia college of Performing Arts currently known as the University of the Arts. While there, he studied privately with Anthony Marchione who was chairman of brass. He graduated cum laude with both a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. After college, David taught in the Passaic County New Jersey school systems. He then studied trumpet with Gerard Schwartz of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. David also went on six tours with the International Symphonic Winds Orchestra as soloist and section leader. He toured throughout Scandinavian, Iceland, and Europe. One of his musical highlights was playing the Haydn trumpet concerto for the king of Denmark. David has played for the Utica Symphony, Catskill Symphony, Colgate University Orchestra, Garden State Sinfonia, New Jersey Wind Orchestra, North Jersey Operetta Guild, Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra, and the East Coast Brass Quintet. Locally, David plays(ed) with the Space Coast Pops, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Swingtime Jazz Band, Oh Golly Dixieland Band, Melbourne Municipal Band, NASA Holiday Band, Sunshine Brass Quintet, Melbourne Brass Quintet, the Coastal Brass, Central Lyric Opera, Space Coast Winds, Cocoa Village Playhouse, Henegar Pit Band, and also freelances. David enjoys teaching trumpet as well as band and chorus at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Rockledge High School, Cocoa High School, Melbourne Youth Band, Burnished Brass, Camerata Winds, New Horizons Jazz Band Of Melbourne, and the New Horizons Jazz Band Of Rockledge, as well as the Stake Choir of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Until COVID-19 appeared, he taught at Sebastian River High Schooland Melbourne High School as a trumpet tutor. He currently teaches privately from his home in Rockledge and through Zoom.
David is married to his best friend Donna and they have one son, daughter-in-law, and is blessed with four grandchildren. He currently has three chickens and two Moodles, which are a Maltese-Poodle mix. He is an active member of the Latter Day Saints Church.
Butch Gardner has enjoyed a 40-plus-year career in the aerospace industry at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. While he majored in Electrical Engineering at the University of Central Florida and later obtained an MBA from the UCF Executive MBA program, he has had a lifelong love of music going back to age 12, starting with tuba and electric bass at Jackson Jr. High School in Titusville. He continued in music at Titusville High School, playing tuba, bass trombone, and electric and acoustic bass in the Titusville High School Symphonic and Jazz Bands. He was awarded the inaugural Director’s Award at Jackson, was twice selected to the Florida Bandmasters All-State Band, and was awarded numerous Superior ratings in Solo & Ensemble contests. He has performed with Central Florida Winds since 2012, in addition to The Community Band of Brevard, The Community Swing Band of Brevard, and numerous Church orchestras and praise bands. Butch Gardner resides with his wife Beverly in Titusville Florida where they raised their four children.
Richard A Harmon is no stranger to the stage. He has performed “Thanks for the Memories” while recording two television specials with Bob Hope, and while in the United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own), in Washington, DC, he performed on stages at the Kennedy Center, Constitution Hall, the White House and even Carnegie Hall in New York City. Rich performed this summer for a 100 year anniversary concert with the U.S. Army Band.. His greatest performance memory? Accompanying Kate Smith in a performance of “God Bless America” at the Washington Monument.
Richard started clarinet at the early age of 8, studying privately for many years,
including with the late Sydney Forrest principal clarinet teacher at Interlochen music camp, Peabody Conservatory and the National Symphony. In his last year of high school Rich was selected to perform as a soloist with the United States Air Force band in Washington DC. After high school and a brief time in college he was drafted into the Army and auditioned for, and was selected to play in, The US Army Band.
After serving 8 years with the Army Band and finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting, Richard went on to pursue his business career. He worked for a number of large CPA firms and his final professional jobs were as CIO of several large corporations.
Since retirement, he has soloed and performed with the Hollingsworth Winds, Florida Philharmonic, FloridaWind Band, The Virginia Grand Military Band, Central Florida Winds, The Snowbird Dance Band, The Lakeland Concert Band and dance band, and the Bartow Adult Community Band.
A native Hoosier, Ruth Ann grew up in Sheridan, Indiana, and after graduating from Butler University with a degree in music, moved to the Mystic, Connecticut area where she worked for many years, both performing and teaching. After receiving an MA from Connecticut College, she continued her education, studying clarinet with Charles Russo, principal clarinetist of the New York City Opera Orchestra, bass clarinet with Cris Inguanti of the Vancouver Symphony (a former student), and conducting with Stanley DeRusha, Director of Winds at the University of Hartford.
Ruth Ann’s professional music career spanned over forty years, primarily as a clarinetist and bass clarinetist with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Salt Marsh Opera Orchestra, while enjoying many opportunities to perform with other Connecticut orchestras, chamber music groups throughout New England, and several wind bands.
During her thirty year teaching career she taught all levels of instrumental music, directed the Rockville & Lyme-Old Lyme High School bands, and chaired the Regional District #18 K-12 music and art departments. As an adjunct teacher, she taught the woodwind class and supervised student teachers at the University of Connecticut. She also guest conducted the University of Connecticut Band, many Connecticut Middle and High School Regional Bands, and the Rhode Island All-State Middle School Band.
Teaching honors included the UConn Excellence in High School Teaching award, CMEA High School Teacher of the Year, and Regional District #18 Teacher of the Year. She served as President of the New England Music Festival Association, Director of the Hartt Summer Youth Music Program, and Chair of the CMEA Student Affairs Commission and All-State Festival. Ruth Ann was also a co-founder of the Thames Valley Music Schoolin New London, Connecticut, now in its forty-second year.
After retiring from teaching, she was the administrator of the Salt Marsh Opera Company in Stonington, CT.She has served on several non-profit boards including the Connecticut Early Music Society, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Thames Valley and Calvary Music Schools, Orlando Concert Band, and a small eponymous foundation that gives scholarships to instrumental students in the Lyme-Old Lyme school system.
In 2012 she and her husband, Dr. Stephen Heller, and their two Portuguese water dogs, Isa and McCormack, left beautiful but frigid Connecticutfor Orlando. In Floridashe is happily playing with Central Florida Winds, Orlando Concert Band, and Southern Winds.
Dr. Earle-Imre plays oboe and English horn with CFW and acts as Board Secretary for the group. She has also played locally with Melbourne Community Orchestra (2005-present, principal oboe), Community Band of Brevard (1995-2007), BCC/EFSC Wind Ensemble and Orchestra (as needed), and in pit orchestras at Cocoa Village Playhouse, Henegar Center for the Performing Arts, and Titusville Playhouse (1995-2005). She also acts as a Board member for Melbourne Community Orchestra.
Laura graduated from the University of Florida with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (1989) and was in clinical practice locally (Coastal Animal Hospital, Rockledge) until 2005. Since then, she has been on faculty at Eastern Florida State College (formerly Brevard Community College) as a full-time professor in Veterinary Nursing and Biomedical Sciences and acts as Department Chair of Community Based Health Sciences Programs and the Bachelor’s in Applied Allied Health. She is also president of the Brevard Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida faculty union.
She continued her education and received a Master’s in Public Health and a Master’s in Pharmacy/Clinical Toxicology. She is board certified in Public Health through the National Board of Public Health Examiners and is a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. She is also certified in Animal Chiropractic through the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association.
Laura lives in Cocoawith her husband, Bill Imre (a retired engineer and trombonist), her Bully dog Toby, her Cornish Rex cats Freki and Nadia, and her Senegalparrot Satchmo.
Judy is one of CFW's clarinetists/E-flat clarinetists. Judy's life from the beginning has revolved around music. After completing a degree in Music Education from The Ohio State University, Judy served as Vice President of a full-line musical instrument retailer Colonial Music and later President of JET Music. She also served and retired from the US Army as a clarinetist with the 122nd Ohio Army National Guard Band and the 338th US Army Reserve Band. Judy also played her clarinet with several groups in Ohio, including on multiple international concert tours. Not being content with just selling horns, Judy taught hundreds of young clarinetists and started one of the earliest homeschool bands in the nation to ensure all kids had a chance to make music.
She has been privileged to perform under many of the modern giants of American band music, including Vaclav Nelhybel, Jack Stamp, Frederick Fennell, Francis McBeth, Colonel Arnold Gabriel, Craig Kirchhoff and Donald McGinnis.
Two years ago Judy moved to the sunny shores of Florida. She soon joined several bands and a clarinet quintet, and began teaching lessons to local clarinet students. She thought she had retired, but ever restless, soon found herself working at the marina on Patrick Air/Space Force Base. She also currently serves as the Treasurer of the Association of Military Musicians, after previously serving two terms as its Vice President.
Judy's enthusiastic about furniture refinishing, crafting and sewing, concocting unique adult beverages, Disney World, and traveling the world on Disney Cruise Line. She is an Acromegaly advocate and patient. Judy and her husband, Rob (a retired Army Bandmaster), have two adult children who, of course, are both military musicians.
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