our team
Blair
Wilkie
President, Elks Pep band Instructor
Blair Wilkie has been a performer, and educator for over 20 years – bringing Marching Band experience, and energy all over Canada. Currently he performs with the Brasstactics, the Oilers Drum and Brass Crew; and is an alumni of The Edmonton Strutters and Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps.
Blair is our amazing drum instructor, Edmonton Elks Pep band coach and Northern Empire’s President.
Lisa
McKinnon
Director, Drum Caption Head
Lisa has a rich history of music and marching arts that started over 20 years ago, in the Edmonton All Girl Marching Ambassadors where she began as a snare player. She continued on to perform in the Edmonton Crusaders Marching Band, the Edmonton Strutters Drum and Bugle Corps, where she added the tenor drums to her repertoire.
Currently she plays in the Edmonton Elks Pep Band and works as the Drum Caption Head and Director of Northern Empire.
Holly
Roberge
Operations Lead
Instructional Staff
Ryan
Tan
Drumline Instructor
Drew
Lekic
Pit/Front Ensemble Instructor
Jacob
lajeunesse
Woodwind Instructor
Ben
Dullaghan
Brass Instructor
alysha
ross
Brass Instructor
Board of Directors
Leah
Nypiuk
Vice President
Cady
Delorme
Treasurer
Cynthia
Harris
Secretary
Calvin
beridge
Director at Large
Shelley
van Alstyne
Director at Large
Nadine
BJORKQUIST
Director at Large