Staff

The staff at Pi Percussion is full of skilled, experienced, and dedicated individuals who are committed to creating a fun and high level learning environment. A majority of these individuals are alumni of the organization and are excited to mentor the next generation of Pi performers.

CEO

Adam D. Hill

Adam is the founder of Pi Percussion. He is the director of percussion, assistant band director, and teaches jazz band, music technology, music theory, and guitar at Romeoville High School. He also runs the professional drumline the ADH experience.

Ensemble Director, Front Ensemble Arranger, Sound Designer

Steven Vonderohe

Steven is a composer and educator who is an active performer in the Chicago area. He teaches and writes music for Marching Percussion at Romeoville High School and is currently the Front Ensemble Manager at Pacific Crest. Steven is in his 6th year teaching and 3rd year designing for Pi, and is an alumni of the group (2011-2015).

Ensemble Director, Front Ensemble Coordinator

Christian Perez

Christian is the Percussion Director at Lockport Township High School. He works as a bike messenger in downtown Chicago. He also teaches DCI at Pacific Crest. This is his sixth year working with the group. Christian is an alumni of Pi Percussion (2013)

Program Coordinator, Battery Arranger

Cory Simonich

Cory is earning his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Video Game Design WA who spends his free time disc golfing, teaching DCI, and playing Quads on the Seattle Seahawks drumline the Blue Thunder. This is his fifth year working with the group, third as a designer. Cory is an alumni of Pi Percussion (2015)

Visual Designer, Drill Writer

Alan Barone

Alan is the Marching Percussion Director and Assistant Marching Band Director at Victor J. Andrew High School. He works professionally designing shows and writing drill all around the country. This is his fourth year working with the group.