Staff

Director of Athletic Bands

Shaun Evans

Shaun Evans is the Director of Athletic Bands at Shenandoah University, where he guides all aspects of the athletic band program and teaches marching band, pep band, and conducting. Evans holds a doctoral degree in conducting from the University of Minnesota. He received a master of music degree in conducting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor of arts degree at Georgia State University. His career began as a band director in Cobb County, Georgia, at Harrison High School. He currently lives in Stephenson, Virginia, with his wife, Hannah, sons Elias and Lincoln, daughter Esmé, and two dogs.

Evans is a strong advocate for music education. He works with high schools and colleges across the country as a guest conductor, clinician, arranger, and drill writer. He is published as part of GIAs Teaching Through Performance in Band series. Evans is a charter member of the Nu Alpha chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and an honorary member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. He maintains active memberships in College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, Virginia Music Educators Association, Performing Arts Medicine Association, and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.

Director of Bands

Tim Robblee

Tim Robblee is the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Shenandoah Conservatory where he guides all aspects of the wind band program, teaches conducting, and conducts the Wind Ensemble and EDGE Ensemble. Prior to his current appointment, he served as the Associate Director of Bands at Northwestern University where he was also music director and conductor of the Contemporary Music Ensemble. Previously, Robblee has also served as Director of Bands at Washington State University in Pullman, WA and Willamette University in Salem, OR. Prior to graduate study, he taught for eight years as an instrumental music educator in the Palo Alto, California public schools where his students and ensembles were recognized for excellence on a state and national level, including recognition from the 1997 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards as the Outstanding High School Jazz Combo. Robblee maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor in the United States, Canada, and Asia. He is published as part of GIAs Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. As an advocate of music in the public schools, he has presented at music education conferences throughout North America and adjudicated at numerous music festivals. Robblee maintains active memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, Virginia Music Educators Association and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensemble.

Coordinator for Band Operations

Libby Beller

Libby Beller is the Coordinator for Band Operations at Shenandoah University. She graduated magna cum laude from Shenandoah in 2019 with a B.M. in Clarinet Performance and a B.S. in Mathematics. After graduating, she spent time working in the e-commerce world as an Operations Administrator. Libby began playing the clarinet at age 8 and has been heavily involved in music ever since. She was an active member and leader of her high school’s marching band, and played at least one concert in every major ensemble group in both high school and college. Libby was the first female director of Shenandoah’s Buzzin’ Dozen Pep Band, and served as Historian, President, and Ritual Director of the Kappa Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Shenandoah. She currently lives in The Plains, VA with her fiancé Jacob and their two cats, Monk and Sweeper. When Libby is not working, you can find her playing jazz gigs at local wineries or working on renovating her 1900s-era house.

Drumline Consultant

William Newton

William Newton is a Filipino American percussionist based in Virginia. As an educator, William serves as the Drumline Instructor for the Shenandoah University Marching Band and teaches privately out of Star City Percussion Studio, his private lessons business serving the Roanoke area.

As a soloist and chamber musician, William maintains an active performance schedule. He has performed with renowned ensembles such as the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Carolina Band, and the PASIC All-Star Percussion Ensemble. Together with Chris Amick he formed the Amick-Newton Duo which is committed to commissioning, composing, and performing contemporary percussion repertoire.

As an advocate for new music, he has commissioned composers such as Nate Werth, Paul Lansky, JaRon Brown, and Emmanuel Sejourne. He has also been involved in premiere recordings and performances by composers such as John Fitz Rogers, Michael Burritt, and Joseph Schwantner.

Outside of his performing and teaching duties, he serves as the logistical director of Wildlight Publications, a music publishing business based out of Charleston, South Carolina.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music and a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from the University of South Carolina. His primary teachers include Michael Burritt, Dr. Scott Herring, Chip Ross, Rich Thompson, and Shane Shanahan.

Graduate Assistant

Milik Green

Milik Green is a native of Cordova, South Carolina, where he graduated from Edisto High School. It is also where he started his percussion journey, participating in the marching band, indoor percussion, jazz band, and concert band. Milik holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music: Education Minor from Benedict College, an HBCU, where he studied under Dr. Joe W. Moore III for two years and Mrs. Alissa Castro-Lawicki for his last two years. Recently, Milik also received his Master’s of Music Performance degree from Valdosta State University, where he studied under Dr. Ryan M. Smith, where he was also the Graduate Assistant for the marching band and percussion studio. This upcoming fall he will be starting his journey in obtaining a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Music Performance from Shenandoah University, studying under Dr. Karli Vina.

Graduate Assistant

Janine Milan

Janine Milan is a music teacher in Leesburg, VA and currently pursuing a M.M. in Wind Conducting from Shenandoah University with Dr. Tim Robblee and Dr. Shaun Evans.

Janine has taught band and orchestra at Belmont Ridge Middle School for the past 6 years, during which time she has also been the percussion instructor for the Riverside High School marching band. She previously received her undergraduate degree from Shenandoah in Music Education with a certificate in percussion performance, and is an alumni of 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps on Vibraphone.

Graduate Assistant

Abel Rose

Abel Rose is a music teacher and euphonium player previously based in Pennsylvania. Abel is a 2021 graduate of Gettysburg College with a Bachelor of Music Education, and is currently pursuing a M.M. in Wind Conducting from Shenandoah University under the tutelage of Dr. Tim Robblee and Dr. Shaun Evans.

Abel previously taught middle school band and high school marching band in the Carlisle Area School District, and was a member of the 2022 Reading Buccaneers hornline on lead baritone. Through high school, college, and community bands, he has performed at least one concert on every major brass instrument.

Graduate Assistant

Amelia Wang

Amelia is originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina but moved to Pittsburgh, PA, where she got her BA in Communications with a minor in Dance from the University of Pittsburgh. She is now pursuing a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. 

Ameilia marched PIW with Matrix World in the Visual Ensemble in 2019, Rhythm X World, then aged out with ConneXus on Cymbals in 2022. She also spent one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers “Steeline” Drumline for the 2023 NFL season. 

Amelia was on the Medical Staff for The Cadets Drum Corps in 2017, Santa Clara Vanguard in 2018-2020, Medical Coordinator for The Crossmen in 2022, and returned to be on medical staff with ConneXus for the 2024 season. Amelia joined the George Mason University Indoor Drumline as their Health and Wellness coordinator in 2025.

Leadership Team

Drum Majors: Freddy Batiz-Garcia, Myklin Davis, Josh Pryor
Woodwind Block Captain: Kaylee Trumper
Brass Block Captain: Ainsley Simmons
Field Crew Captains: Riley Morse, Nikki O’Donnell
Field Crew: Syd Hileman, Bryce Hough, Reagan Rytter, Adan Sanchez
Uniform Crew Captain: Roman Harris-Hernández
Uniform Crew: Ja Clark, Megan Killian, Mark Lowe, Theo Tevault, Alix Shriver
Music Librarian/Historian Captain: Ellie Long
Music Librarian/Historian: Bryce Smyers
Flute Section Leader: Chris Claudio-Segovia
Clarinet Section Leader: Laeni Hayden
Alto Saxophone Section Leader: Izzy Miller
Tenor Saxophone Section Leader: Julia Kohr
Trumpet Section Leader: Aidan Murray
Mellophone Section Leader: Lucia Palmer
Trombone Section Leader: Jackson Smith
Baritone Section Leader: Brandon DuBritton
Sousaphone Section Leader: Jonah Medas
Drumline Captain: Brodie Meyers
Bass Sub-Section Leader: Bailor McGettigan
Cymbals Sub-Section Leader: Emma Shields
Color Guard/Dance Captain: Jessica Yorke
Color Guard/Dance Co-Captain: Max Fernandez-Escalona
Rock Band Captain: Jose Rivas