Erica Scrivner, PUI Director
Erica Scrivner is currently the Director of Bands and Music Technology at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, Arizona.  Before receiving her Master of Music: Music Education degree from Arizona State University, she spent nine years teaching high school marching band, winter drumline, and winterguard. Throughout her career, Erica has written drill and designed marching programs for several groups in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Erica received her National Board Certification for Early Adolescents through Young Adults in Music in December of 2018.
As a performer, Erica Scrivner has played in a variety of community ensembles and throughout her undergraduate at the University of Nevada, Reno she enjoyed a wide variety of performance opportunities including wind bands, musicals, choir, pep band, and marching ensembles. Erica spent six years as a member of DCI drum and bugle corps including the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Concord Blue Devils, as well as two years marching with WGI Independent A class finalist, eNVision Percussion Theatre.  While at Carl Hayden she has grown the Falcon Band Program to include both winter percussion and winter guard opportunities while also establishing a new Falcon Music Technology program.
Joel Scrivner, Battery Arranger & Caption-head
Joel Scrivner was born in Albuquerque, NM and graduated from Carson City High School in 2005. He has been teaching drumlines in California, Nevada, and Arizona since 2006, including state championship groups such as McQueen High School and Mesa High School.  Joel has also spent time on staff with WGI finalist, eNVision Performing Arts.  He is now in his 5th year as percussion writer, arranger, and caption head at Carl Hayden High School and has recently started teaching at Betty Fairfax High School, also in the Phoenix Union High School District. Joel's performance background includes Allegiance Elite Drum & Bugle Corps (2004), Oregon Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps (2009), and in WGI with Summit Indoor (2008) and WGI finalist eNVision Performing Arts (2009-2010). Joel has been with the group since the first year as a Carl Hayden percussion club and is eager to see PUI's continued growth.
Travis Rowland, Front Ensemble Specialist
Currently pursing a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance-Percussion at Arizona State University, Travis Rowland studies under J.B. Smith, Simone Mancuso and Dom Moio. He participates in a multitude of ensembles at ASU including: Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera Theater, Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, Contemporary Music Ensemble and Jazz Percussion Ensemble.  In the summer of 2016, Travis had the honor of joining first time DCI world finalist, The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. In the Spring of 2017, Travis performed with Breakthrough Percussion in Dayton, Ohio at WGI Finals. Performing with various Phoenix-based groups, Travis has worked with BOOM! Percussion Entertainment, Samba de Cavalo, as well as having performed and recorded with the Salt River Brass. Travis is returning for his second season as the PUI pit instructor.
Angelita Ponce, Front Ensemble Specialist
Angelita Ponce is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at Arizona State University in addition to a minor in Jazz Performance and Spanish Language.  She studies under J.B. Smith, Shaun Tilburg, and Dom Moio and has performed in a variety of ASU ensembles including the Wind/Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, and United Sound.  For the past two years, she has been the Principle Percussionist for the ASU Wind Ensemble and has been on the executive board for ASU's National Association for Music Educators' collegiate chapter.  Angelita has earned three WGI finalist medals for performing with Corona del Sol High School Concert World Percussion and Breakthrough Indoor Percussion on marimba.  She currently works as the Front Ensemble Instructor at Gilbert High School and as the Percussion Methods Instructor at Greenfield Middle School.  Angelita has previously been involved with Corona del Sol, Chandler, and Desert Mountain High Schools and has performed as a freelance musician with organizations such as the Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus, The Nash, and The Scottsdale United Methodist Church.  She is excited to be joining the Phoenix Union indoor staff team and is looking forward to a successful season.
Michael Perez, Battery Specialist
Michael Perez, joined the Phoenix Union Indoor teaching staff during the 2018 season.  He is currently working as the percussion caption head at Westwood High School and Red Mountain High School.  He has performance experience in both fall and winter group including Mesa High School Marching Band & Winter Drumline and WestMesa Winter Drumline. Michael has also participated as a member of the NAU Drumline and Breakthrough Indoor Percussion.  He is excited to be joining PUI again for the 2019 season and is thrilled to see the growth and progress of the ensemble.
Freddy Ochoa, Visual & Cymbal Technician
Freddy Ochoa, a saxophonist by trade, is currently studying Music Education at Arizona State University.  While in high school Freddy was not only an all-state saxophonist but also participated in his high school winter percussion ensemble as a member of the cymbal line.  After graduating from Mesa high school, Freddy participated in Breakthrough Indoor Percussion as a member of the front ensemble.  Freddy has worked with the Carl Hayden Falcon Marching Band as a woodwind specialist and visual specialist since 2015.  He is currently working with the marching band at Chandler HS. Freddy is returning for a 3rd season with PUI and is excited to continue promoting high quality music performance in the valley.
Abigail Corona, Multimedia Manager
Abi Corona is a graduate of Carl Hayden Community High School and alumnus of Phoenix Union Indoor.  Originally a tenor saxophonist, Abi started performing percussion during the first year of Falcon Winter Entertainment in 2015.  As a founding member, she performed in the first competitive season of Falcon Winter Arts and Phoenix Union Indoor as a Scholastic Regional A line.  Abi has extensive experience with social media, including YouTube and Facebook, as a leader in the Falcon Music Technology Program.  Abi has also built and managed websites for both personal and professional purposes. Abi is excited to join the staff this year and is looking forward to helping promote PUI as an organization.