Ascend Announces 2015 Administrative Fall Staff Update

Ascend Performing Arts is pleased to announce the fall 2015 staff update for the organization.

Mark Arnold will continue in his role as the Executive Director of Ascend Performing Arts responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and programmatic excellence of the organization. One of the longest-serving leaders in Drum Corps International today, Mark, a member of the DCI Hall of Fame, has been the executive director of the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps since 1985. Getting his start as an instructional staff member with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps, he soon took on the role of Tour Director for the Wyoming-based drum corps. Under the tutelage of DCI Hall of Fame member Jim Jones, he learned the ins and outs of what it takes to successfully operate and get a drum corps down the road every summer.

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