Our Team

Richard Geisler

Richard Geisler is a 2002 graduate of Logansport High School. He received his BS (2007) and MAE (2019) degrees from Ball State University. His concentration areas include a Major in Instrumental and General Music Education, Minor in Vocal Performance, and Master’s in Educational Leadership and Supervision. While at Ball State, he studied saxophone with George Wolfe, voice with Yoko Shimazaki-Kilburn, and jazz piano with Frank Puzzullo.

Mr. Geisler is currently the Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Anderson High School. His responsibilities include teaching and overseeing the concert band, jazz band, marching band, winter guard, bagpipe, and guitar programs. He coordinates two major events in the year including the Tartan Tournament of Bands and Winter Guard Festival of Colors. Mr. Geisler also writes the musical arrangements for the Marching Highlanders.

Under his leadership, the concert and jazz ensembles at Anderson High School regularly earn gold ratings at ISSMA Organizational Festival. The Marching Highlanders annually place in the top 5 at State Fair Band Day having earned SFBD Champion in 2019, 2025, and 2026 and Runner-Up in 2018 and 2024.

Mr. Geisler has served as the IMEA Festivals Chair, Circle the State with Song Area Coordinator, CITSA secretary, and CITSA Past-President. He is a member of NAfME, IBA, and IJEA.

cordell zehr

Cordell Zehr is a 2014 graduate of Concord High School. He received his Bachelor degree from Butler University in 2018 – majoring in Instrumental and General music education. At Butler, he studied tuba with Melissa Williams and Tony Kniffen, jazz with Matt Pivec, and conducting with Michael Colburn. He served as the Music Director of the Alpha Sigma chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, taking the fraternity to various places around the Indianapolis community to perform.

Mr. Zehr is currently the Assistant Director of Bands at Anderson High School. His responsibilities include teaching the three concert bands, jazz band, marching band, and music theory, as well as overseeing the dance class and the winter percussion ensemble.

Mr. Zehr has taught at Anderson High School since 2018, and in that time, the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble have regularly earned gold ratings at ISSMA Organizational Contest. The Marching Highlanders annually place in the top 5 at State Fair Band Day having earned SFBD Champion in 2019, 2025, and 2026 and Runner-Up in 2018 and 2024. The music program as a whole earned Anderson’s first ever ISSMA All Music Award in 2024 - an accomplishment repeated in 2025.

Mr. Zehr is a member of NAfME and currently serves as the CITSA AAA Representative.

mary beth Schoen

Mary Beth is the administrative assistant of the Anderson High School Band Program.

Denise mills

Tabby Huddleston

Tabby is the color guard director and visual coordinator for the Marching Band and Winter guard.