The band directors at West Fork School are Omar A. Taweel and Edward Gay.
Mr. Taweel is beginning his 20th year of service as director of bands at WF School. He is proud to say that West Fork is still his first teaching job. He holds a BSE and MMED from the University of Arkansas. Mr. Taweel is a member of the ASBOA Executive Board. Mr. Taweel has a sweet, cute wife named Katrenia.
Mr. Gay is beginning his 8th year in West Fork and also serves as the director of choral activities. He also has a BSE and MMED from the University of Arkansas. Mr. Gay has 14 years of teaching experience in his career. Mr. Gay's wife is Felicia, and they have two sons, William and Ryan.
Beginning band is a job that is bigger than two, and we also have a graduate assistant that helps us on a somewhat volunteer basis in the percussion area. His name is Cory Robbins, and he is a graduate of our program and a music student at the UA. One day he plans to be a band director. He is also the marching band percussion coordinator, the IT for our band department, and the webmaster. Yes, he is mostly volunteer. Yes, he must be nuts.