I am native to Tallahassee. I attended Amos. P Godby for High school. I graduated with my B.S Graphic Communications and Photography at Florida A&M University and with a B.F in Fiber Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design. I have worked as a Sports Photographer at Florida A&M University and for a local Media outlet. I have been working as an art teacher in Leon county for 13 years and have enjoyed working at Fairview for the past 4 years. I enjoy every aspect of art and love teaching art to students.

Michael Douty, PhD, is Director of Bands and Orchestra at Fairview Middle School and Assistant Conductor of the Big Bend Community Orchestra in Tallahassee. Dr. Douty completed a BA in Instrumental Music Education at Milligan College, a MM in Wind Conducting at the University of Tennessee, and a PhD in Music Education at Florida State University. He has taught music, band, and orchestra for 14 years in Tennessee and Florida, serving in elementary, middle school, and high school settings. An advocate for new music, Dr. Douty has conducted chamber music by Ondřej Štochl for the biennial FSU Festival of New Music and has commissioned and directed new works by Michael Markowski and Jorge Variego. In his 2019 dissertation, Dr. Douty analyzed significant works for chamber winds by female composers. Dr. Douty presents at state and national conferences on topics related to band pedagogy, and he enjoys time with his wife and children in Tallahassee.

Mr. Kosowski began teaching at Fairview Middle School in August of 2023 when he accepted the position of Choir and Guitar Director. Previously, he taught at Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks in Ocala, Florida, following his graduation from Stetson University in May of 2022 with his Bachelor’s in Music Education: K-12 General Music.