Tom Roe:  Founding board member from 2007 Tom Roe, inducted 2002 Tom has been involved in the world of marching band for over 30 years. In that time, he has accumulated quite an impressive résumé. He has judged for DCI, WGI, ISSMA, and of course, the MPA. He has written and taught for many National Championship units, he’s done clinics and workshops around the country, and over the past thirty years, he has judged every major contest in the United States! Tom started teaching in Dassel, Minnesota in 1966 and moved to Rocori High School, Cold Spring, Minnesota in 1969. Working with the very famous Bob Harris, Tom was put in charge of Percussion, Color Guard, Marching Band, two concert Bands with lessons in Brass and Woodwinds, and all show concepts. Tom also taught at St. Cloud State University at the same time, traveling to many central Minnesota High Schools for music and color guard lessons. In 1975 through 1981, Tom taught at Vandercook School of Music in Chicago for a Summer School Masters program series. In 1979 Tom left Cold Spring and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to be on the faculty at The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Tom is also a writer/clinician for The Hal Leonard Publishing Company. Tom's latest project is "Uncle Harlow's Farm", a seminar on performance anxiety that is so desperately needed in our educational system. Tom has been judging in the MPA for over ten years, and has helped influence many drumlines around the state. He continues to remain active as a judge and clinician in the MPA. His web site is www.uncleharlowsfarm.com.