CLOVERLEAF BANDS - Key Persons
Andrew Winter is in his 21st year of teaching. He directs the High School Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Marching Band and Jazz Band, as well as teaching Guitar and Music Theory/Digital Music Production. A native of the Cleveland area, Winter received his Masters of Music Education degree from Vandercook College in Chicago and his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Ohio Northern University. During his time at Cloverleaf, Mr. Winter was honored to receive the 2008 Emerald Key "Teacher of the Year" award and was nominated for the 2010 and 2011 Medina County "Teacher of Excellence" award. He was also selected for the 2019 "Inspiration Award" from the Medina County ESC. Mr. Winter is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, the Ohio Music Education Association and Kappa Kappa Psi (band honorary). He lives on the west side of Cleveland with his wife Emily and children Adalyn and Ethan.
Ashley Davis has been the color guard instructor since 2015. Ashley is a Cloverleaf alumna having graduated in 2014. In 2019 Ashley graduated from the University of Akron with the distinction of Summa Cum Laude and earned a degree in AYA Integrated Language Arts Besides working with our color guard, Ashley is a high school English teacher.
Tyler Byrd has been the Percussion Instructor (battery) since 2017. Tyler is the Bass Tech for the Rogues Hollow Regiment who were this years' SoundSport Champions. He is a 4-year member of the two-time DCA Champion White Sabers Drum & Bugle Corps, 3-year member of the WGI Open Class Notre Dame Indoor Percussion Ensemble, and a 3-year member of the Cleveland Browns drumline. Tyler also was a member of the University of Akron Drumline for several seasons, and is an alumnus of Norton High School. Tyler has also taught and marched with the Erie Thunderbirds Drum and Bugle Corps for the past four seasons, including a 2nd place finish in DCA Class A in 2016 and 3rd place finish in 2017. He is currently pursuing a degree in AYA Social Studies Education at The University of Akron.