SVBD Directors
Director of Bands
Tim Heichelheim (aka Mr. H) is the Director of Bands at Skyview High School. He earned his Bachelors in Music Education and Masters in Education (Curriculum and Development) from Portland State University.
Tim marched Seattle Cascades 2004-2006 then continued to march Santa Clara Vanguard 2007-2009. After aging out, he was the lead percussion visual instructor for Spirit of Atlanta 2010-2011, and then served as the assistant visual caption head for the Crossmen 2013-2015. Currently, he is a consultant and an instructor for the Madison Scouts. Tim has worked with many high schools in the Portland Metro Area and is part of the design staff and instructional team for Affinity Indoor Winds.
Tim is also a freelance musician around Portland as well as the band leader for The River City Riot! Brass Band.
For more information about the Skyview Bands, then visit the Concert and Jazz Ensembles pages.
Percussion Director
Shawn Anderson has been a percussion educator in the Pacific Northwest for over 25 years. He has worked with numerous programs in the region from Auburn High School, Kamiak High School, Ferndale High School, Centennial High School, Westview High School, Beaverton High School, Liberty High School, Century High School, Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps, Columbians Drum Corps, and Affinity Winter Percussion.
Shawn's Marching background started at Auburn High School and continued with the Marauders from Longview, WA then the Seattle Cascades and the Blue Knights from Denver, CO. Shawn is married to his amazing wife Allyson and they have a wonderful son Bennett who currently attends Ridgefield High School. In his spare time he likes to play video games with his son and loves to find great food spots to eat!
For information about the Skyview Percussion program and staff, please visit the Percussion Ensemble page.
Dance Director
Cynthia Cortney is a proud alumna of The Skyview Reign Dance Team. Passionate about dance, she joined the Skyview dance team her freshman year. She later went on to march with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2021, and Impact Percussion in 2022. She currently resides in Vancouver, WA with her family and dog.
Competitive Marching Band Staff
Brian Ernster
Brian Ernster joined our Storm marching staff in 2021. He has many years of experience with brass and marching with Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, The University of Colorado’s Golden Buffalo Marching Band, the Cal Band in Berkeley, CA, Denver’s Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps from Concord, CA, and the 101st Army Band of the Colorado National Guard. He is a former marching band assistant at Cherry Creek HS and Arapahoe HS and has been a General Effect and Visual judge in Band and Winter Guard competitions in Texas and Colorado. Brian is still playing Trombone in the 204th Army Reserve Band, with over 28 years in various Army positions. He resides in Ridgefield with his wife, Janice, and two sons who participate in Skyview band, track, rugby, football, and wrestling.
Battery Coordinator
Isaac Cannon
A Portland native, Isaac has been a performing member of the Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA) since 2014. After being contracted with the Oregon Crusaders Indoor organization in 2017, he immediately became enthralled with the sheer athleticism and maturity it took to perform and compete at the highest level of the WGI and DCI activity. While studying music at Portland State University, Isaac additionally started his teaching career, sharing his love for the activity with many high school groups.
Isaac went on to perform with Impact Percussion for three consecutive seasons. He marched with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and was offered a contract with Dark Sky Percussion for the 2023 WGI season. After accumulating several years of performance and teaching experience from many world-class instructors, various schools around the country, and private rudimental lessons, Isaac has set a goal to represent the advancement and modernization of the marching arts in the Pacific Northwest.
Isaac joined the Skyview percussion staff as a battery technician in 2021.
Front Ensemble Coordinator
Survir Kaur
Survir is a Vancouver based musician and Educator. She started her career as a French hornist and trumpeter at Skyview High School and went on to learn percussion there. She is currently a member at Impact Percussion and anticipates marching with the Columbians DBC this summer. She currently resides in Vancouver, WA where she enjoys working at a daycare throughout the week. She made her NWAPA teaching debut this year at Kelso, Liberty, and Skyview High schools. She plans to attend a 4 year university to earn a music education degree and hopes to, one day, have her own program somewhere in the PNW.