TYLER HALEY - Marching Percussion, Front Ensemble

A Scottsdale native, Tyler Haley is a passionate music educator committed to helping students unlock their full potential.

He currently serves as the director of instrumental music at Mountain Trail Middle School, where he successfully more than doubled the size of the program. Haley's teaching experience also includes serving as a front ensemble director for several prominent high school programs, including Sabino, Sahuarita, Mesa, and Chandler. In addition, he is a front ensemble instructor for Vision Percussion's 2026 season.

Haley holds a bachelor's degree in music performance and a master's in education. He is currently working on his doctorate in education, with a research focus on providing support for music teachers throughout the Valley. When he's not teaching, he enjoys relaxing at home with his girlfriend and dogs or hitting the golf course.

ANGELITA PONCE - Percussion Ensemble Director

Angelita Ponce is a Phoenix based performer and educator. She is a graduate of Arizona State University where she received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Master of Music in Percussion Performance under the instruction of Dr. Michael Compitello, Dr. J.B. Smith, Dom Moio, Shaun Tilburg and Simone Manusco. She has performed with a variety of ensembles including Orgullo Boricua, Samba de Cavalo, Carmela y Mas, GrupoBombAzo, Marloma, BOOM! Percussion, West Valley Symphony, Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising, Phoenix Brass Collective and many more. 

Angelita is a highly sought after educator. She has worked with over a dozen music programs in the valley as a technician, clinician, coordinator and director. A few of these programs include the Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band, Breakthrough Indoor Percussion, Corona del Sol High School, Kyrene Digital Academy and The East Valley School of Music. She is a clinician and adjudicator through ABODA and AMEA. Currently, Angelita serves as adjunct faculty at Paradise Valley Community College and teaches percussion classes at Corona del Sol High School, Summit Academy, Campo Verde High School and Chandler High School. When she is not teaching, she is a session drummer/percussionist for a variety of artists in the valley.

KATELYN PENDER - Marching Percussion, Battery

Katelyn has been an educator of the marching arts for three years. Working with Dobson High’s fall program, and both the fall and winter programs here at Chandler High, she is deeply passionate about the activity. 

As a performer herself, Katelyn has marched four seasons with Vision Percussion. The independent ensemble being an WGI open-class finalist two of those seasons. In 2022, she even received first place for her solo performance on snare drum in AZMBA’s i&e competition. As well as being a dedicated educator and performer of the marching arts, Katelyn is a multi-faceted percussionist. Most notably, she has performed with the Phoenix Brass Collective, as well as various Jazz ensembles at ASU on drum-set.

BEN HERNANDEZ - Marching Percussion, Battery

Benjamin Hernandez is a passionate performer and composer of many genres of music. He is finishing up his undergraduate degrees in Music Learning and Teaching and Music Composition at Arizona State University. This will be his third year teaching at Chandler High School as Drum Tech, and plans to continue teaching there for the years to come. As well as a high level in marching percussion, Benjamin has also achieved high levels of success on Flute, Guitar, and Piano, and has earned awards for his compositions. While the Drum Tech at Chandler, he has also written several drum scores, and has arranged the marching show for the 2023 season. Benjamin looks forward to continuing his journey with the wonderful students of Chandler, and hopes to continue teaching and composing in the future.

CASSANDRA MIRANDA - Color Guard

It’s my third year teaching here at Chandler High School. I’ve been doing color guard for the past 6-ish years and am joining Oasis Winter Guards, Local A Team. I am currently studying at Scottsdale Community College majoring in culinary arts. And work nights at Home Depot.

ISAAC FACIO - Brass Coach

Isaac Facio is a Phoenix-based performer, composer, educator, and Realtor with a passion for bringing creativity, leadership, and service into everything he does.

A graduate of Mesa High School, Isaac was a four-time Arizona All-State musician on euphonium and was selected to perform with the Honor Band of America in Indianapolis. He performed with the Arizona All-State Jazz Band twice and he was selected as a featured Tier 3 Soloist twice for the AMEA State Solo & Ensemble Festival.  His experiences as a performer sparked a lasting passion for music and composition, leading to award-winning compositions and creative projects.

Today, Isaac studies Construction Management at Mesa Community College while working full-time as an Arizona Realtor with Keller Williams Integrity First.

Outside of real estate and academics, Isaac continues to write, perform, and teach music. Through each of these pursuits, his goal remains the same: to inspire others to discover the same joy, creativity, and purpose that music has brought into his own life.