Carla Geiger

After completing two years of residency in the PhD Music Education program at the University of Washington, Carla Geiger will be the newly-appointed (2007) Assistant Director of Bands at Florida International University in Miami. Carla served for two years as a Graduate Assistant Director of the Husky Marching Band. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, she received the degree Master of Music (Wind Conducting emphasis) from the University of Florida in 2005, serving as a Graduate Assistant with the UF Gator Marching Band, volleyball, basketball, and concert bands. She also received the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education from UF. Carla served in the United States Navy as a clarinet and saxophone instrumentalist, performing with the Pacific Fleet Band at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the Atlantic Fleet Band in Norfolk, Virginia. She is a Life Member of Tau Beta Sigma, an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, and a member of Women Band Directors International.