2020-2021

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 […]

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 […]

Athletic Band Managers are support staff serving as librarians, equipment managers and uniform managers for the band. These are full-academic-year appointments, and support the PNNMB, 49er Basketball Band, Green-White Spring Game and other needs as determined by the UNC Charlotte Bands.

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 […]

Athletic Band Managers are support staff serving as librarians, equipment managers and uniform managers for the band. These are full-academic-year appointments, and support the PNNMB, 49er Basketball Band, Green-White Spring Game and other needs as determined by the UNC Charlotte Bands.

Athletic Band Managers are support staff serving as librarians, equipment managers and uniform managers for the band. These are full-academic-year appointments, and support the PNNMB, 49er Basketball Band, Green-White Spring Game and other needs as determined by the UNC Charlotte Bands.

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. […]

Dr. Shayna Stahl is the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In this role, Stahl serves as the Director of the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band and the 49ers Basketball Band. She also serves as the conductor of the Symphonic Band and teaches […]