Executive & Administrative Team
Mike Kehoe : Chief Executive Officer
Since graduating from Ball State University in 2018 with a degree in Music Education, Mike has been an active percussion educator, arranger, and clinician in the Indianapolis area. He had the pleasure of working with the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps from 2020-2023, serving as the Battery Co-Manager for the 2023 summer. Mike has worked with several high school and collegiate programs in the area, most recently including Brownsburg High School, Fishers High School, and Butler University.
Mike spent his performance career with the Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps and Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps. He also spent six years in the independent WGI circuit performing with multiple ensembles, with his last season being at Veritas as the ensemble & battery section leader for their inaugural year in 2019.
Mike has served as the Program Director for Veritas since the Fall of 2023; since then, Veritas attained their first WGI PIO Finals appearance in 2024 and consecutive WGI gold medals in 2025 & 2026. He has been involved with the organization since its inception, and cannot wait to begin the 2027 season with this incredible team of administrators, designers, and educators! He is proud to be endorsed by Innovative Percussion.
Mike currently resides in Brownsburg, IN with his fiancé, Nora and their dog, Sadie. In his spare time, he enjoys sporting events, disc golf, and cooking.
Sage Peglow : Chief Officer of Operations
Sage Peglow is an Indy native who provides casting and production support to local, regional, and international film projects. Story telling has always been a passion of Sage's, and she strives to provide a creative environment that is inclusive, proactive, respectful, and exciting.
She started her performing arts career at Pike High School where she marched her fall seasons on trumpet and her winter seasons on cymbals. She also led the Marching Hundred Cymbal Line during her four years attending Indiana University. Sage graduated from IU in 2019 with a BA in Cinema Studies and Production with 3 minors in international cinema, media psychology, and media persuasion.
Sage started her Independent World Class career with Legacy Indoor Percussion (2016-2018) and aged out with Veritas' inaugural show "Monster" in 2019. In addition to teaching the Veritas Cymbal Line, she has also taught fall and winter cymbal lines at Plainfield High School, Lawrence North High School, and Warren Central High school. “At Veritas, we're interested in cultivating great people, not just great musical performers. Let's have a fantastic season!”
Greg Pearson : Chief Financial Officer
Greg Pearson is a local drummer, educator, and accountant from Camby, IN. Greg went to Avon High School (Avon, IN) and was a percussionist for the marching program, and the indoor drumlines throughout all 4 years. Following his high school career, he went on to IUPUI and earned a bachelor's degree for Accounting and Finance from the IUI - Kelley School of Business.
Following school, Greg has had accounting experience in a non-profit law firm and his current role as an Accountant Specialist for Music Travel Consultants. Additionally, Greg was a percussion educator during the end of his college career and into his professional career for local high schools (Tri-West & Martinsville) for their respective battery lines.
Greg is a dedicated father for his daughter, Charlotte May, who was born in February 2024. He is eager to give back to the percussion community the way it created such an impact on his maturity into adulthood, and looks forward to any contributions he can provide for 317 Performing Arts Inc.
Alyssa Packer - Operations Team Lead
Alyssa Packer has been involved with the marching arts since 2016 first marching as a cymbal player and who also works with local marching band and indoor percussion programs in Illinois. She was a member of the Veritas family for the 2022 show “Rock with You” as a member of the cymbal line and is thrilled to be working alongside the 317 Veritas team.
Outside of the marching arts, Alyssa is currently completing her Bachelors Degree and will begin law school in 2 years. She currently works as a Paralegal specializing in Family and Probate Law and is excited to continue her studies and expand to Indiana State law as well. Alyssa has a Labrador Retriever named Malaki (Kai) and will always have new photos of her dog to show.
Tyler Mayes - Operations Team
Tyler Mayes is a composer, arranger, and percussion educator in Indianapolis, IN. As an Indianapolis native, Tyler has worked with several percussion programs throughout Indiana as an instructor and, most recently, served as the Percussion Director for Decatur Central High School. In addition to teaching, Tyler designed Decatur Central's indoor percussion shows and collaborated with his writing partner, Michael Rennaker, to arrange music for the program.
Outside of the marching arts, Tyler is a U.S. Army veteran and Project Development Analyst for the City of Indianapolis, where he reviews residential construction projects for building code compliance, zoning development standards, and stormwater drainage requirements. Before entering public service, Tyler worked in corporate and agency recruiting, providing recruitment services to pharmaceutical & manufacturing companies seeking to fill their ranks with candidates of all backgrounds.
Tyler lives in Greenwood, IN, with his daughter and cat, Everley & Paulie, and is excited to join the team at 317 Performing Arts!
Chelsea Peterson : Operations
Chelsea was born and raised in Indianapolis, where she first got involved in the marching arts during high school, a passion that would go on to shape her for years to come. Her performance career includes seasons with Music City (2016-2017), Legacy (2016, 2018), and Matrix Open (2017). After some time away from the activity, she found herself drawn back, this time in a new role.
Today, Chelsea works in financial services and calls downtown Indianapolis home, where she lives with her two cats, Winston and Hank. When she’s not working, she loves spending time with friends and family and exploring everything downtown Indy has to offer.
Jacob Sleek : Operations
Bio coming soon
Sam Gibson : Operations
Sam Gibson, from Cincinnati OH, is a first year staff member for 317 Performing Arts. Sam attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton OH where he spent 3 years marching in their fall and winter drumlines. While in school, Sam marched his first year of independent drum corps with Cincinnati Tradition on snare for the 2019 DCA season and continued after graduating through the 2021 season serving as snare section leader and co-battery section leader. Sam also spent a year with the University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands playing snare while attending school there pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Information Technology. He spent his winters marching with Triple Crown Percussion in Lexington KY from 2021 to 2022, finishing 2022 as a WGI PIO finalist. In 2023, Sam spent his first independent world season on snare with Veritas and continued on until his ageout in 2024, finishing the with the ensemble’s first finals appearance in PIO. Sam is happy to be back with Veritas and excited to give back to such a great ensemble and spend more time in the Indianapolis percussion scene.
Madison Smith : Merchandise & Data Management
Madison is from Zionsville, IN and currently lives in Indianapolis. She performed with Veritas during the 2019 and 2020 seasons as part of the visual ensemble and cymbal line. She continued her time in the activity as a cymbal educator for Fishers High School from 2023-2025.
“Taking part in this activity is such a unique experience. There is truly nothing else like it. 317 Performing Arts has been a huge part of my life, and I have so many memories and lasting friendships to show for it”
Madison is excited to give back to the organization that sparked her desire to pursue the independent marching arts after high school, and to hopefully be a part of that spark for other young performers.