2026-2027 Staff
Monarch Bands are supported by a dedicated team of professionals who help students develop as musicians and young adults.
Tyler Vandermeer
Director of Bands
Tyler Vandermeer is entering his tenth year as a music educator and is the Director of Bands at Monarch High School in Louisville, CO. Prior to teaching at Monarch, Mr. Vandermeer was the Director of Instrumental Music at Columbine High School from 2020-2025 and the Assistant Director of Instrumental Music at Pine Creek High School from 2017-2020. He has also served previously on the Colorado Bandmasters Association board as the Metro Representative in 2024, and is the current Northern Area Representative. Mr. Vandermeer earned his Bachelors of Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado in 2017 and is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Music Education from the American Band College of Central Washington University.
In the five years that he taught at Columbine, the program exhibited significant growth and achievement. Under Mr. Vandermeer’s direction, the Columbine Marching Rebels qualified for the CBA State Marching Band Championships every year and finished as semi-finalists in 2023 and 2024. At festivals, the Bands, Orchestras and Jazz Band all earned consistent excellent and superior ratings. Both the Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble were selected to perform at their respective state festivals (CBA and CO-ASTA) consistently. The Chamber Orchestra also made school history in 2022 by becoming the first Columbine ensemble to perform at a CMEA convention. In 2022, Mr. Vandermeer was presented with the Phi Beta Mu Kappa Chapter “Outstanding Young Bandmaster” award and in 2024, was the Columbine High School Teacher of the Year.
Mr. Vandermeer is extremely thankful to be in such a supportive music community at Monarch. He continues to foster the tradition of excellence and hopes to expand the band program while seeking new and challenging opportunities for growth. In his free time, he enjoys drinking coffee, performing with the Broncos Stampede Drumline, spending quality time with friends, and of course, his three-legged cat, Maizie.
Support Staff
Colin Spear
Percussion Instructor
I am excited to have the opportunity to continue to teach at my alma mater, MHS! I graduated from Monarch in 2006 and have been teaching the percussionists here ever since. I have gone on to earn a Percussion Performance degree from CU Boulder, and have been fortunate to perform with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Broadway in Boulder, and even abroad with the Doha International Orchestra. I have also been writing the music for the Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble since 2013, and have taught and composed for numerous other Colorado high schools. I currently teach General Music at Flatirons Elementary School in Boulder, and am a regular judge with CBA (marching band) and RMPA (winter percussion). I live in Broomfield with my wife, Becky (another MHS band alum!), and my 3 children (9, 7, 5).
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JJ Johnson
Guard Instructor
My name is Jessie Johnson, but I go by JJ! I have been so fortunate to have been a part of the colorguard community in Colorado for about 10 years now. I started out at Centaurus high school, and since graduating have marched with Malachi from 2018-2022, Anesidora in 2023, as well as The Blue Knights DBC in 2021. I have also had opportunities to teach and share my love for the activity at Windsor, Fairview, and University High school over the past few years. Colorguard has been a huge part of my life for so long, and I just love to share my passion for it with others and in doing so help them find a love for it too. I am so excited to continue to help students learn and grow here this year!
Josh Griego
Percussion Instructor
Josh Griego is percussion instructor with lots of love for the marching arts. He’s very passionate about giving back helping students find joy in their musical pursuits and creating a fun and engaging learning environment.
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Mado (Madison) Rule
Guard Instructor
My name is Madison Rule and I also go by Mado. I have spun with Malachi in the past both on the A team in 17' and 18' as well as their world team in 19', 20' and 22'. I have been involved with colorguard growing up and going on about 8 years in my own career. I love helping people find their reason and passion for doing colorguard and believe that there are so many incredible benefits for doing such an activity.
Mary Vogelsberg
Woodwind Instructor
I am a native to Colorado and grew up in Louisville. Currently studying Music Education at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. My primary instrument is Flute and I have been playing for 15 years.
Sallu Young
Guard Instructor
My name is Sallu Young and I have been a part of the Colorado Color Guard community for the past 6 years. I started my marching career at Standley Lake HS in 2017 and since then have marched with Malachi Winterguard, Anesidora Winterguard, The Academy DBC and I am currently marching with the Blue Knights DBC. Color guard has been such a huge part of my life and I am so excited to spread the passion for the activity with Monarch HS.