2027 IJB Organizers
Dr. William Lake, Jr.
DR. WILLIAM L. LAKE, JR. (he/him) is the Director of Concert Bands at the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University. Before his tenure at George Mason University, Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., served as Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music (SUNY-Potsdam), where he was co-conductor of the Northern Symphonic Winds, principal conductor of the Crane Concert Band, and guest conductor of the Crane Wind Ensemble. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. Lake taught undergraduate conducting, Secondary Wind Practices, Wind Literature, and the preservice Practicum in Beginning Instruments Course.
Dr. Lake earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro under the mentorship of Drs. John R. Locke and Kevin Geraldi. As a graduate student, he was the principal conductor of The University of North Carolina University Band and guest conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Casella Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Lake is the recipient of two master’s degrees, the first from Boston University in Music Education (2011) and the second from the University of Maryland, College Park in Wind Conducting (2014) under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. In May 2006, Dr. Lake received a Bachelor of Music Liberal Arts -Jazz Studies Piano Performance Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park as a student of Jon Ozment and Christopher Vadala.
Dr. Lake maintains an active performance and clinic schedule as a guest conductor and lecturer throughout the country. He was a finalist for the 2017-2018 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music and the Band Conducting Division of the American Prize. Recently, Dr. Lake served as a collaborating author for two books, Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century (Oxford University Press) and Music Education on the Verge: Stories of Pandemic Teaching and Transformative Change (Lexington Books), both to be published in 2022.
As a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Lake is the co-founder of I See You: Affirming Representation in Music. In this capacity, Dr. Lake has presented over twenty seminars across the United States on inclusive practices in music education and performance. With co-founder Dr. LaToya A. Webb, Dr. Lake has been invited to present on diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and practices at the 2021 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the 2021 Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, the 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the 2021 National Association for Music Education National Conference and the 2022 National Association for Music Education Music Leaders Forum.
Dr. Lake is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, Kappa Kappa Psi (Gamma Xi), National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also honored with membership in Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc. (Beta Eta), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Dr. LaToya Webb
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. LaToya A. Webb currently serves as Visiting Professor in Music (Bands) at Ball State University, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting.
Dr. Webb’s teaching career spans a variety of educational settings in both the United States and Canada. She holds degrees from Norfolk State University, George Mason University, and Auburn University, and began her career as a band director in Richmond Public Schools and Somerset Prep Academy in Washington, D.C. Her work is often recognized for its musical depth, expressive clarity, and the passionate energy she brings to both performance and teaching.
Committed to nurturing musicianship and leadership in others, Dr. Webb remains active as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She is currently serving as the National Vice President for Professional Relations of Tau Beta Sigma, where she works to strengthen relationships within the college band community, and is a member of the Composer Project Advisory Board for United Sound, Inc., an organization dedicated to inclusive music education.
Dr. Webb has led professional development workshops and clinics for a range of institutions, including the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces and the New York City Department of Education. She has also presented at numerous conferences, such as NAfME, TMEA, GMEA, VMEA, FMEA, OMEA (Ontario), the College Music Society National Conference, and the Midwest Clinic.
She is a co-author of GO ON, Tell Your Story! Voices of Women Band Directors and has contributed scholarly work to Music Educators Journal, The Recorder, and Teaching Music Magazine. Her contributions have been recognized through fellowships with the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the National Band Association, the U.S. Army Band, and the Midwest Clinic.
Dr. Webb is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the College Band Directors National Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and holds honorary membership in Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
Aaron Moore
Aaron Moore, National Projects & Systems Manager, is a 1998/2004 graduate of Northeastern State University, where he earned Bachelor’s Degrees in History Education and Telecommunications Management. During his time at NSU, Aaron was a member of the NSU Jazz Ensembles. He was initiated into the Alpha Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi in the spring of 1999, and became a Life Member that fall. Aaron returned to Stillwater in 2007, and completed a Master’s Degree in Public/Applied History with an emphasis in Museum Studies at Oklahoma State University in 2010. Since 2008, he has served in various roles at the National Headquarters of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma, currently holding the title Projects & Systems Manager. In addition to being a Life Member of the Alpha Rho Chapter, Aaron is also an honorary member of the Alpha Chapters, National Chapters and Southwest Districts of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Omega Chapter and North Central District of Tau Beta Sigma, and the Northeast and Western Districts of Kappa Kappa Psi. In 2009, Aaron joined the small number of people to be Life Members of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.
2025 IJB Organizers
Dr. William Lake, Jr.
DR. WILLIAM L. LAKE, JR. (he/him) is the Director of Concert Bands at the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University. Before his tenure at George Mason University, Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., served as Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music (SUNY-Potsdam), where he was co-conductor of the Northern Symphonic Winds, principal conductor of the Crane Concert Band, and guest conductor of the Crane Wind Ensemble. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. Lake taught undergraduate conducting, Secondary Wind Practices, Wind Literature, and the preservice Practicum in Beginning Instruments Course.
Dr. Lake earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro under the mentorship of Drs. John R. Locke and Kevin Geraldi. As a graduate student, he was the principal conductor of The University of North Carolina University Band and guest conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Casella Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Lake is the recipient of two master’s degrees, the first from Boston University in Music Education (2011) and the second from the University of Maryland, College Park in Wind Conducting (2014) under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. In May 2006, Dr. Lake received a Bachelor of Music Liberal Arts -Jazz Studies Piano Performance Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park as a student of Jon Ozment and Christopher Vadala.
Dr. Lake maintains an active performance and clinic schedule as a guest conductor and lecturer throughout the country. He was a finalist for the 2017-2018 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music and the Band Conducting Division of the American Prize. Recently, Dr. Lake served as a collaborating author for two books, Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century (Oxford University Press) and Music Education on the Verge: Stories of Pandemic Teaching and Transformative Change (Lexington Books), both to be published in 2022.
As a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Lake is the co-founder of I See You: Affirming Representation in Music. In this capacity, Dr. Lake has presented over twenty seminars across the United States on inclusive practices in music education and performance. With co-founder Dr. LaToya A. Webb, Dr. Lake has been invited to present on diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and practices at the 2021 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the 2021 Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, the 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the 2021 National Association for Music Education National Conference and the 2022 National Association for Music Education Music Leaders Forum.
Dr. Lake is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, Kappa Kappa Psi (Gamma Xi), National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also honored with membership in Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc. (Beta Eta), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Dr. LaToya Webb
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. LaToya A. Webb currently serves as Visiting Professor in Music (Bands) at Ball State University, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting.
Dr. Webb’s teaching career spans a variety of educational settings in both the United States and Canada. She holds degrees from Norfolk State University, George Mason University, and Auburn University, and began her career as a band director in Richmond Public Schools and Somerset Prep Academy in Washington, D.C. Her work is often recognized for its musical depth, expressive clarity, and the passionate energy she brings to both performance and teaching.
Committed to nurturing musicianship and leadership in others, Dr. Webb remains active as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She is currently serving as the National Vice President for Professional Relations of Tau Beta Sigma, where she works to strengthen relationships within the college band community, and is a member of the Composer Project Advisory Board for United Sound, Inc., an organization dedicated to inclusive music education.
Dr. Webb has led professional development workshops and clinics for a range of institutions, including the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces and the New York City Department of Education. She has also presented at numerous conferences, such as NAfME, TMEA, GMEA, VMEA, FMEA, OMEA (Ontario), the College Music Society National Conference, and the Midwest Clinic.
She is a co-author of GO ON, Tell Your Story! Voices of Women Band Directors and has contributed scholarly work to Music Educators Journal, The Recorder, and Teaching Music Magazine. Her contributions have been recognized through fellowships with the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the National Band Association, the U.S. Army Band, and the Midwest Clinic.
Dr. Webb is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the College Band Directors National Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and holds honorary membership in Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
Aaron Moore
Aaron Moore, National Projects & Systems Manager, is a 1998/2004 graduate of Northeastern State University, where he earned Bachelor’s Degrees in History Education and Telecommunications Management. During his time at NSU, Aaron was a member of the NSU Jazz Ensembles. He was initiated into the Alpha Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi in the spring of 1999, and became a Life Member that fall. Aaron returned to Stillwater in 2007, and completed a Master’s Degree in Public/Applied History with an emphasis in Museum Studies at Oklahoma State University in 2010. Since 2008, he has served in various roles at the National Headquarters of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma, currently holding the title Projects & Systems Manager. In addition to being a Life Member of the Alpha Rho Chapter, Aaron is also an honorary member of the Alpha Chapters, National Chapters and Southwest Districts of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Omega Chapter and North Central District of Tau Beta Sigma, and the Northeast and Western Districts of Kappa Kappa Psi. In 2009, Aaron joined the small number of people to be Life Members of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.