Katie VanDoren is the former Director of Bands at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Mrs. VanDoren was a teacher at Vandegrift HS from 2014-2024, and worked at Round Rock HS in Round Rock, TX before that. Originally from Cedar Park, Texas, Mrs. VanDoren graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Under her direction, the Viper Band and Vision Dance Company was named the UIL 6A State Marching Champions in 2022 and 2023, and her concert bands consistently received Sweepstakes ratings at the UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation. 

VanDoren is currently the Assistant Brass Caption Head of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, and has been with SCV since 2020. Prior to this position, she spent 12 years with Carolina Crown. She joined the brass staff in 2013, after marching with the corps from 2008-2012.  

VanDoren also works with the SASI Leadership Faculty, a group of current and former teachers dedicated to developing student leaders. Since 2013, she has enjoyed getting to be a part of the “SASI Experience”, an uplifting and empowering environment for both students and staff.

Mrs. VanDoren’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association, and is an active clinician and adjudicator with BOA and UIL. She currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband Evan, daughter Anna, and their dog, Cooper, where both enjoy being part of a wonderful community of outstanding music educators.