Overview
Born in Lexington, SC, I graduated from the University of South Carolina (USC) with a major in Music and a minor in Education and Art Studio. I performed with the USC Marching Band Flag Line and the Millennia Independent Winter Guard, where I held the position of captain in 1999 and 2000.
Currently in my eleventh year as Color Guard Director at Summerville High School and my fifteenth year as a color guard staff member, I was formerly the Early College Program Coordinator at Summerville High School, coordinating with Trident Technical College on dual enrollment classes. Under my direction, the Summerville Color Guard recently won various field and indoor awards and was named the 2016 Cadet and Scholastic Open State Champion, the 2010 WGI World Championships Scholastic A Class Finalist, the 2016 WGI World Championships Scholastic Open Class Finalist, and the 2004 and 2014 5A State Marching Band Champions.
I now run my own design business, Hipp Visual Solutions, and am the National Territory Manager for Reverence Performance Apparel, the Southeast Territory Manager for Marching Bandworks, and the Regional Representative for Field & Floor FX.
Work Experience
I have served as an adjudicator, clinician, designer, and consultant for numerous finalist programs across the Southeast including the Chapin, DW Daniel, Pickens, Blythewood, Summerville, Ashley Ridge, White Knoll, Lexington, Irmo, River Bluff and Boiling Springs high school bands, the 2006 World Champion Etude Winter Guard; the Epiphany Indoor Youth Ensemble; Charles Towne Independent Winter Guard; and the Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Since 1998, I’ve also served as an executive and advisory board member for both the Carolina Indoor Performance Association and the Carolina Winter Ensembles Association in various roles.
Education
Bachelor’s in Music, Emphasis in Art Studio and Education, University of South Carolina
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