Chad has been instructing marching bands since 1995, including five years on the visual/musical staff of the Valley High School Marchmasters in West Des Moines, Iowa, and four years at Dallas Center-Grimes High School in Grimes, Iowa, where he directed the color guard and arranged the horn book. Prior to moving to Minnesota Chad taught high school vocal music for five years, and he remains an active clinician for instrumental and choral ensembles. Chad holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Drake University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. He is married to a wonderful wife, Kelly, and together they have a beautiful daughter, Caitlyn.