Jason Bombaugh- Faculty Advisor
Jason Bombaugh is the Academic Program Specialist and office administrator for the Herd of Thunder Athletic Band. He joined the H.O.T. staff in 2009. Mr.Bombaugh has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Florida Southern College. His primary instruments are the French horn and Voice. Before becoming the Academic Program Specialist and office administrator of the H.O.T. athletic band he taught in the public school system for five years. Four of those years he taught high school marching band, concert band, chorus, and orchestra. Mr.Bombaugh is a member of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity (Honorary Member), Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity (Friend of the Arts), and Tau Beta Sigma (Honorary Member). He was also named as Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2006!
Jason Bombaugh is the Academic Program Specialist and office administrator for the Herd of Thunder Athletic Band. He joined the H.O.T. staff in 2009. Mr.Bombaugh has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Florida Southern College. His primary instruments are the French horn and Voice. Before becoming the Academic Program Specialist and office administrator of the H.O.T. athletic band he taught in the public school system for five years. Four of those years he taught high school marching band, concert band, chorus, and orchestra. Mr.Bombaugh is a member of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity (Honorary Member), Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity (Friend of the Arts), and Tau Beta Sigma (Honorary Member). He was also named as Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2006!
Amy Collins- Financial Advisor
Amy Collins, oboist, is presently a member of the artistic faculty at The University of South Florida and principal oboist with Opera Tampa. Ms. Collins is on the faculty of The InterHarmony International Summer Music Festival in Arcedosso, Italy and Sultzbach-Rosenburg International Music Festival in Sulzbach-Rosenburg Germany. Prior to these appointments Ms. Collins served as second oboist with The Classical Summer Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria and was honored in the Fall of 2007 to perform for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in Rome Italy where she made history as being the first instrumentalist to perform in the Basilica of St. Peters since Pope John Paul I. In addition to The University of South Florida, Ms. Collins is also on faculty at Hillsborough Community College, as well as Gibbs High School (Pinellas County Center for the Arts) and she has an active private studio. She was English hornist with The West Coast Symphony for six years, second oboe/English hornist with The West Coast Symphony for five years, and principal oboist of the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra in Ft. Myers for six years prior. Ms. Collins has played with The New York City Opera Company, Miami City Ballet Company, Joffrey Ballet, The Moisiev Ballet, Mannheim Steamroller, and with such greats as Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Tony Bennett, and Diana Ross, to name a few. Ms. Collins released her first solo oboe recording in 1995 entitled “Amy and Friends” and her second oboe recording in 1998 entitled “Amy and Friends at Christmas”. Ms. Collins has given clinics throughout the United States. She has received two grants from The Pinellas County Arts Council and has served on the grant committee for The Pinellas County Arts Council. Ms. Collins is president of her own business; The Stellar Corporation, Inc. dba Stellar Oboe Products.
Amy Collins, oboist, is presently a member of the artistic faculty at The University of South Florida and principal oboist with Opera Tampa. Ms. Collins is on the faculty of The InterHarmony International Summer Music Festival in Arcedosso, Italy and Sultzbach-Rosenburg International Music Festival in Sulzbach-Rosenburg Germany. Prior to these appointments Ms. Collins served as second oboist with The Classical Summer Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria and was honored in the Fall of 2007 to perform for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in Rome Italy where she made history as being the first instrumentalist to perform in the Basilica of St. Peters since Pope John Paul I. In addition to The University of South Florida, Ms. Collins is also on faculty at Hillsborough Community College, as well as Gibbs High School (Pinellas County Center for the Arts) and she has an active private studio. She was English hornist with The West Coast Symphony for six years, second oboe/English hornist with The West Coast Symphony for five years, and principal oboist of the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra in Ft. Myers for six years prior. Ms. Collins has played with The New York City Opera Company, Miami City Ballet Company, Joffrey Ballet, The Moisiev Ballet, Mannheim Steamroller, and with such greats as Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Tony Bennett, and Diana Ross, to name a few. Ms. Collins released her first solo oboe recording in 1995 entitled “Amy and Friends” and her second oboe recording in 1998 entitled “Amy and Friends at Christmas”. Ms. Collins has given clinics throughout the United States. She has received two grants from The Pinellas County Arts Council and has served on the grant committee for The Pinellas County Arts Council. Ms. Collins is president of her own business; The Stellar Corporation, Inc. dba Stellar Oboe Products.