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Chesley Black (Chess)
Drum Major Instructor/Webmaster

While an undergraduate student at ECU, Chess was a member of the Marching Pirates for five years, serving several years as Head Drum Major. He has 16 years of experience teaching drum majors at the high school, university and drum corps level... and has been involved with the marching band activity for a total of 20 years. He is currently on staff as the Drum Major Instructor of the ECU Marching Pirates and also the North Lincoln High School “Band of Knights” in Lincolnton, NC and the East Lincoln High School "Mustang Band" in Denver, NC. He is also an active clinician and adjudicator for several programs and competitions across the state. Chess has also been the Webmaster since the fall of 1999.

Chess has been on staff at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC since 2004. He is currently the Director of Campus Services, overseeing the departments of Information Technology, Facilities Management, Printing & Mailing Services and the Bookstore. He received a Master of Science in Instructional Technology degree, a Graduate Certificate in Performance Improvement, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a concentration in Management Information Systems and a Certificate in Business and Technical Communication from East Carolina University.


Contact Information:
cgbiv@chesleyblack.com

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