Don Deems
Don Deems (Cincinnati, OH) taught English at Norwood High School in Cincinnati from 1992 until retiring in 2024. He earned a BA in Speech Communication from Miami University and an MEd in Secondary Education from Wright State University. He currently holds a Visiting Faculty position at Miami University, teaching literacy and supervising, supporting, and mentoring pre-service teachers in the field, primarily urban classrooms in the city of Cincinnati.
Performance experience includes the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps and the Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard. Teaching experience includes the Bluecoats and numerous high school bands and guards throughout the region.
Deems has been a member of the Tri State Judges Association since 1990 serving as judging coordinator since 2005. He has judged numerous state band and winter guard championships, as well as for WGI, DCA, BOA, and DCI.