2018-2019

Jennifer Anderson is the Business Services Coordinator for the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band. She holds a BS in Accounting and a BA in Dance Education from UNC Charlotte, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Before joining the band staff, she was a forensic accountant with a firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before […]

Dr. Chesley Black is the Student Leadership Program & Media Director of the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band. In this role, Dr. Black trains and coordinates the drum majors and Student Leadership team. He also manages the band’s media planning, digital marketing, branding, online reputation and web development. While an undergraduate student […]

John Davis is the photographer of the UNC Charlotte “Pride of the Niner Nation” Marching Band. John has been an avid trombonist since the age of 10, and was in marching band in both high school and college. While an undergraduate student at East Carolina University, John (also known as “Jetpack”) served as squad leader […]

David Guion grew up in Waxhaw, North Carolina and currently lives in Charlotte. He attended Parkwood High School, which is where he started his marching band journey, joining the Parkwood percussion section. At Parkwood, he was a part of numerous jazz bands, concert bands and percussion ensembles, as well as the marching band drumline. After […]

Born in the Midwest, Pete Herrick has been in radio broadcasting for 27 years, most of that time in Charlotte on Kiss 95.1 known as “Yankee Pete.” In addition to his time on the radio, he is an emcee and host for events around the country both big and small. He first started playing at […]

Nick Nichols serves as the Marching Percussion Director of the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band, beginning his tenure in 2014 as Director of the 49ers Drumline. A native of Belmont, North Carolina, Nick holds degrees from Western Carolina University (BS Communication ’06), the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA Music/Percussion ’11) and East […]

Brandon Nichols is the Colorguard Director of the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band (2018 – Present). A native of Denver, North Carolina, he is a graduate of East Lincoln High School (class of 2011). Brandon also graduated with a degree of music education from Western Carolina University (class of 2015). Over the […]

Dr. Joseph Scheivert is the Interim Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the University of Iowa in 2018, where he served as Graduate Teaching Assistant for University Bands, conducted concert ensembles, led the […]

Dr. Shawn Smith is Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Smith holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in instrumental conducting from Arizona State University and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Louisiana State University and Boise State University respectively. […]

Renae White serves on the drumline staff of the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band, starting his tenure in 2011 during the inaugural season of the 49ers Drumline. He was born in Concord, North Carolina and has lived in the Charlotte area all of his life. Mr. White holds a Bachelor of Music in Music […]