NMB Staff
The Naperville Municipal Band would not function without the aid of various staff members. These people play a vital part in the day-to-day operations of the band. And as the band meets year round that's almost a full time job!
Violet Kurylak
Historian
Steve Lord
Emcee
Violet Kurylak has been a member of the NMB since 2000. She began studying clarinet in grade school, and played through out high school and college, and in several honor bands. She also played with various civic bands. Violet helped launch a community band when she lived in north-central Iowa, and has played with many informal groups. She also sings with the Sts. Peter and Paul Choir and Choral Scholars.
As NMB historian, Violet maintains documents about the Band's activities, including concerts, publicity, recordings, and awards. She also preserves a photo record of the band, assembled from informal and formal sources.
Cindy Neumann
Band Manager & Librarian
bandmanager@napervilleband.org
Sharon Oliver
Librarian
John Nepywoda
Facilities Manager
facilitymanager@napervilleband.org
Steve Powell
Attendance Coordinator
Steve grew up in Louisville, KY and started playing the clarinet in the 5th grade. Throughout middle and high school he was active in school band and orchestra programs along with the Louisville-Jefferson County Youth Orchestra and several all-state and all-county bands. He attended college at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. He received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Music. He participated in both band and orchestra during college. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN for graduate school and received a master’s degree in Mathematics. Steve moved to the Chicagoland area in 1988 and started playing with the Naperville Municipal Band in the fall of 1989.