Sharon Woodard

FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CHAOS COORDINATOR

Sharon lives in Northern Arizona with her husband Greg. She was a coach, band director and Student Support Service Director in Page, AZ for over 35 years.  She started the indoor percussion journey in 2000 as the Director of Page HS who earned the 2005 PSA Gold Medal at the WGI World Championships.  In 2008, she co-founded Dark Sky with her sons, Seth and Tanner and band director, Chris Elias in Flagstaff, AZ. Sharon is proud of the influence that Dark Sky has on present and future instructors and educators. “This is a passion project! Human potential has always been a driving force for me no matter what I’m focused on. The Dark Sky journey is a living lab for growth and overcoming adversity.”

Contact: sharon.woodard@darkskypercussion.org

Seth Woodard

FOUNDER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR

In a fusion of passions, Seth created Dark Sky Percussion with his friends and family - Seth is our front ensemble composer and the driving creative force for Dark Sky’s musical identity.

Seth owns and operates First Avenue Music, featuring quality music and full shows for marching band, indoor percussion, and film.

www.firstavenuemusic.org

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Emily Figueroa

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - MEMBER LIAISON

Emily comes to Dark Sky with an associate degree in Psychology. She was a paralegal at a San Bernardino law firm where she drafted immigration applications among other duties. Emily also has years of experience working alongside her family in their Tulare restaurant, Figaro’s Mexican Southwestern Grill.

Emily is a significant addition to our Admin Team working closely with members, and staff and coordinating the Dark Sky merchandise booth, fundraisers and tuition payments. 2025 will be Emily’s 3rd season with Dark Sky.

Kheffy Cervantez

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Kheffy began his indoor marching career in 2013 with the PIO group, Valley Independent Percussion. Returning in 2014 for his second year on Bass drum he helped lead the group to their first PIO Bronze medal.

Kheffy spent 5 years at RCC (2015-2019) helping win a championship title in 2015 and 2018. Kheffy performed for two consecutive seasons with Blue Devils B (2013-2014), and one season with the Concord Blue Devils in their 2017 production "Metamorph".

Kheffy works as a Software Engineer for JDH and plans to return to school for a degree in business administration.

2025 will be his 3rd year on staff at Dark Sky Percussion and first year as an Assistant Director.

Adrian Lopez

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Adrian has been involved with the marching arts since 2004 in both brass and percussion and has performed with various ensembles such as Velvet Knights, Full Force Percussion, Pulse Percussion Open (currently POW Percussion), and Dark Sky Percussion.

Adrian is the percussion caption at Bonita High School in La Verne CA. Outside of music he enjoys spending time with his 3 dogs and his partner adventuring to new restaurants and live concerts.

2025 will be Adrian’s 3rd season on the Dark Sky Admin Team.

Tyler Pham

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Tyler Pham is a music educator, composer, show designer, and veteran member of Dark Sky Percussion. He performed on synthesizer in 2014 and 2015. Other independent marching ensembles include City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps (2013-14) and Gold Drum and Bugle Corps (2014, 2017, 2018,) where he aged out as their head drum major.

Tyler Pham has continued contributing to marching arts education as a visual technician and percussion instructor for groups throughout the Southern California area. Tyler Pham is pursuing a full-time career as a composer/sound designer for film and video games.

2025 will be Tyler’s 2nd season on the Admin Team.