Edmond, OK
Directors
Mikela Connella
Mikela Connella currently serves as the Head Director at Central Middle School and an Assistant Director at Edmond Memorial High School. Mrs. Connella teaches the beginning percussion and trumpet classes, the 7th grade band, the 8th grade band, and is an assistant director at the high school. Previously, she served as the assistant band director and elementary music teacher at Prague Public Schools.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance. Her primary instrument is the trumpet. While at SWOSU, she was a member of the Pride of the Great Southwest Marching Band, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Trumpet Ensemble.
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Mrs. Connella loves traveling to new places in the world and loves trying out new foods and restaurants.
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Chelsea Madden
Chelsea Madden currently serves as a band director at Memorial High School, Central, & Cimarron Middle School. She previously served as the Assistant band director at Chickasha Public Schools and the Primary Music Director at Duke Public Schools.
Her responsibilities include conducting the Concert Band, assisting during marching season, and teaching beginning Clarinet & Saxophone at both Central & Cimarron Middle School.
After graduating from Altus High School, Chelsea attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University where she pursued degrees in Music Education and Clarinet Performance.
During her time at Southwestern, she participated in numerous ensembles including the Pride of the Great Southwest Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Orchestra, & Woodwind Ensemble. Chelsea is currently in the final stages of obtaining her Master's in Music Education.
Jeff Jahnke
Jeff Jahnke currently serves as Director of Bands at Edmond Memorial High School. He has previously served as the director of bands at Lovejoy High School in Texas, assistant director at the University of Oklahoma, and director of bands at Jenks High School, Putnam City North High School, and Moore High School.
His primary responsibilities within the band program involve leading the instruction of the Wind Ensemble, marching band, Varsity Jazz Band and assisting with some of the 7th grade classes at Central and Cimarron Middle Schools.
Jeff is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and also earned a Masters degree in Conducting & Instrumental Pedagogy from Oklahoma State University. He is former student of Gene Thrailkill, Dr. Roland Barrett, Dr. William Wakefield, Dr. Irvin Wagner, and Dr. Joseph Missal.
