Anna Davis, Orchestra Director

andavis@sylvaniaschools.org

Anna Davis is in her eleventh year of teaching, and her first year as the new Northview High Orchestra Director. Her duties include directing the three orchestras at Northview High School, as well as the 6th and 7th grade orchestras at McCord Junior High School.

Prior to her employment with Sylvania Schools, Mrs. Davis developed and served as the first Orchestra Director for Amherst Exempted Village schools. She built the strings program from the ground up, a position she held for four years. In addition to her Orchestra program in Amherst she also served as an adjunct professor for Lorain County Community College and partnered with the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra and the Lorain Arts Academy to help facilitate a beginning strings outreach program. Her work in Amherst led to a request to write a feature article in the Ohio Music Education Association’s Triad magazine in the 2017/2018 edition.

Prior to teaching in America, Mrs. Davis taught strings abroad in Greece at a music conservatory for two years.

Mrs. Davis holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education with a String Specialty from Bowling Green State University.

Nathan Heath, Lead Band Director

nheath@sylvaniaschools.org

Nathan Heath is in his thirteenth year teaching at Sylvania Northview.  This is his tenth year as Head Band Director of the Wildcat Band. Prior to this, he served for fourth years as the Associate Band Director of the Wildcat Band.

Before teaching at Sylvania, Mr. Heath was a music educator and professional trumpet player throughout the greater Cleveland area.  He has served on the music faculty of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, Case Western Reserve University, and The University of Akron.  He holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University as well as a Master of Music Performance from the University of Akron.

At Northview, Mr. Heath directs the Wildcat Marching Band, the Wind Ensemble, the Concert Band, two Jazz Bands, and assists with Pep Band, Concert Band, and the Jazz Combos.  He also team teaches the sixth and seventh grade bands at McCord Junior High School.

Carter Adams, Assoc. Band Director

cadams@sylvaniaschools.org

Carter Adams is in his fourth year of teaching in Sylvania Schools. Mr. Adams serves as the Associate Band Director for Northview High School, and directs the band program at Arbor Hills Junior High School. Before coming to Sylvania, Mr. Adams graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumental Music Education. While at IU, he performed as the timpanist for several groups including the Wind Ensemble, Concert Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he played tenor saxophone in the Indiana University Marching Hundred and Big Red Basketball Band. During his senior year, he had the honor of serving as the Drum Major for the marching band. Mr. Adams is originally from Perrysburg, Ohio. At Northview High School, Mr. Adams directs the Symphonic Band, co-teaches the Wildcat Marching Band and the Concert Band, and assists with the Wind Ensemble. At Arbor Hills Junior High, he teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade band.