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Katie VanDoren
Katie VanDoren

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Katie VanDoren (Austin, Texas) is the former Director of Bands at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. VanDoren was a teacher at Vandegrift High School from 2014-2024, and she worked at Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas before that. Originally from Cedar Park, Texas, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in music education. VanDoren’s bands have been awarded Sweepstakes ratings consistently for marching and concert and have been recognized as a National Wind Band Honors Mark of Excellence Winner. While the head director at Vandegrift High School, the Viper Band and Vision Dance Company was the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 6A State Marching Band Champion in 2022 and 2023, and the Bands of America (BOA) San Antonio Super Regional Champion in 2023.

VanDoren is currently the Assistant Brass Caption Head of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps and has been in this role since 2020. Prior to this position, she spent 12 years with Carolina Crown. She joined the brass staff in 2013 after marching with the corps from 2008-2012.

VanDoren’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association, and she is an active clinician and adjudicator with BOA and UIL. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband Evan, daughter Anna, and their dog, Cooper. VanDoren enjoys being part of Austin’s wonderful community of outstanding music educators.