Concert Band Director

Jeff Chariker is currently the Creative Arts Pastor at Faith Bible Church in Glendale, AZ. He has held this position for 23 years and served as the primary worship leader for 18 of those years. He now oversees the worship arts ministry and all areas of communication for the church. Jeff received his B.S. degree in Music Education from Grand Canyon University in 1990 where he sat principal horn in the Wind Ensemble for four years and was a tenor section leader in the university’s choral groups. Following graduation, he taught choral and instrumental music in the public school system. In addition, Jeff spent 6 years as a professional musician in the Valley gigging as an accompanist for all-state choral events and local high school groups, maintained a private piano studio, served as a choral and instrumental clinician and co-wrote/performed an original show funded by the Arizona Commission on the Arts. He has also been invited as a tenor soloist for orchestrated classical masterworks as well as been the lead singer of a rock and roll cover band. He is comfortable playing/singing Chopin to Coltrane to Chicago. Jeff lives in Peoria with his wife Samantha (a public school fine arts administrator) and have adult twin sons. Jeff is an avid woodworker in his free time and generally loves to create using his hands.

Jazz Band Director

Ryan Pratt (info coming soon)