MBDA South Central Region (SCMBDA).

State Board Liaison

Dr. Donald Krubsack ~ Orono High School
dkrubs@aol.com

South Central Region Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

Documents

South Central Region Board of Directors

President

Tedd Gullickson ~ Mankato West High School

Tedd Gullickson has been director of bands at Mankato West High School since 1984 where he directs two concert bands, two jazz bands, pep band and pit orchestra and coaches numerous ensembles. He also directs the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band and Southern Minnesota’s Real Big Band in which he plays drums.

Originally from Moorhead, Gullickson graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. He also earned a Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of Minnesota.

Professionally, Gullickson served as MENC On-Line Band Tutor in 2004, serves on the MSHSL Music Advisory Committee, was MMEA Band Vice President in 1999-2001, Secretary of MBDA 1995-1997 and has served on several committees at West and for MMEA. He was the named MMEA Music Educator of the year in 2006 and earned the Mankato Area “Spirit of Youth” Award in 2004.

Tedd and his wife Lori have two sons, Dan and Matt.

Vice President

Deron Jimmerson ~ Waseca High School

Secretary

Dave Stordalen~

Treasurer

Chad Bieniek ~ Montgomery-Londsdale

Honor Band Chair

Jay Eichhorst ~ Madelia High School

Jay Eichhorst has been the Director of Instrumental Music Studies at Madelia High School for the past nine years where he is responsible for three concert bands, two jazz ensembles, marching and sport bands, and instrumental lessons. In addition, he currently serves as associate conductor of the Minnesota River Valley Wind Ensemble, plays trumpet with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, and is executive director and co-founder of Prairie's Pride Summer Music Camp.

Membership

Paul Kile ~ Edina High School

While in his second year at Edina High School, Paul Kile is enjoying his eleventh year of teaching, having been a former band director at Burnsville High School, Stillwater High School and Albert Lea High School. Mr. Kile has also worked at the collegiate level having taught at Bethel College as interim Director of Bands and in 2003, served as the co-conductor of the Greater Twin Cities Junior Wind Symphony. He completed a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1993 from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and in 1998, a Masters degree in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Kile is active as a clinician and performer playing trombone with the Allegro Sinfonia Orchestra based in Wayzata. As a conductor, Mr. Kile has appeared with the Encore Wind Ensemble, Chippewa Valley Symphony, Sheldon Theater Brass Band, and the Star of the North Band and is the current conductor of the Calhoun-Isles Community Band. An advocate of chamber music, Mr. Kile has commissioned several chamber works through the Cochran Chamber Commissioning Project and continues to seek out ways to incorporate chamber music opportunities for his students. He maintains professional affiliations with Music Educators National Conference, Minnesota Music Educators Association, College Band Directors National Association, World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Mr. Kile lives in Burnsville with his wife, Laura, and children, Maxwell, 8, Marcella, 6, and Jacqueline, 4.


Schools

For logistical purposes, this roster contains high school, college, and university institutions. The regional assignment for elementary and middle schools is currently identified by the name of the HIGH SCHOOL that serves your student population.

Colleges/Universities

Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato)
Dr. Martin Luther College (New Ulm)
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter)
Minnesota State University-Mankato

Schools

Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield
Alden-Conger
Apple Valley
Belle Plaine
Bethany Academy, Bloomington
Blake School (The), Minneapolis
Bloomington Jefferson
Bloomington Kennedy
Blue Earth Area
Burnsville
Cannon Valley Lutheran, Morristown
Charter School, Minneapolis
Chaska
Cleveland
Comfrey
Dassel-Cokato
Eastview, Apple Valley
Eden Prairie
Edina
El Colegio Charter School, Minneapolis
Elmore Academy
Fairmont
Fourth Baptist Christian School, Minneapolis
G-F-W, Winthrop
Glenville-Emmons
Granada-Huntley-East Chain.
Groves Academy, St. Louis Park
Holy Family Academy, Belle Plaine
Holy Family Catholic, Victoria
Hopkins
Hutchinson
Immanuel Lutheran, Mankato
International School of MN
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.
Jordan
Lake Crystal-Wellcome
Le Center
Lester Prairie
LeSueur-Henderson
Litchfield
Lutheran H. S. of Bloomington
Madelia

Mankato East
Mankato Loyola
Mankato West
Maple River, Mapleton
Maranatha Christian Academy, Minneapolis
Martin County West, Sherburn
Martin Luther, Northrop
Mc Leod West, Brownton
Memorial
Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis
Minnesota New Country School, LeSueur
Minnesota Valley Lutheran, New Ulm
Minnetonka
Montgomery-Lonsdale
Mound-Westonka
Mountain Lake Christian, Mountain Lake
New Prague
New Richland-H-E-G
New Ulm
New Ulm Cathedral
Nicollet
Orono
Prior Lake
Richfield
River Bend Academy, Mankato
Robbinsdale Armstrong
Shakopee
Sibley East, Arlington
Sleepy Eye
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s
Southwest Christian School, Eden Prairie
St. Clair
St. James
St. Michael-Albertville
St. Peter
Trinity School at River Ridge, Bloomington
Truman
United South Central, Wells
Waconia
Waseca
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Wayzata