Front Ensemble Staff
Lorianne Dougall : Front Staff
Lorianne Dougall graduated from Ball State with a degree in music education in the fall of 2023. After graduation, she chose to substitute teach throughout the Noblesville School corporation along with teaching the percussionists at Noblesville East Middle School.
She currently teaches the front ensembles at Fishers, Noblesville, and Hamilton Southeastern High Schools. Her marching career consists of Legends Drum and Bugle Corps (2019), Blue Knights (2023), and Veritas (2020-2024). After her age out season, Lorianne is already excited to jump into her first year teaching at Veritas!
Emily Owen : Front Staff
Emily Owen is an Indianapolis native who is excited to return to the front ensemble staff at Veritas. Her marching experience includes three WGI seasons with Legacy Indoor Percussion and two DCI seasons with the Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps. Over the years, she has taught various front ensembles in the greater Indianapolis area, including Plainfield High School and Decatur Central High School.
Emily currently works at the Indiana University Genetics Biobank while she pursues her Masters Degree in Applied Data Science. She enjoys playing video games and spoiling her pets, Appa and Jelly Bean.
Jesse Mack : Front Staff
Jesse Mack is currently working as a percussion instructor and arranger for Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the past, he has worked for the Greenfield Central Marching band and Indoor Percussion Ensemble in Greenfield, Indiana and the Union High School marching band and Indoor Drumline in Tulsa, Oklahoma as instructional staff. Jesse has been a consulting clinician for Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri since 2017. He has been writing and arranging for Resonant Music Design (Dayton, Ohio) since 2019
Jesse has several years of world class performance experience with ensembles such as the Madison Scouts, the Colts, the Bluecoats and Rhythm X (2014-2017). He graduated from Ball State University in 2018 with a degree in Music Education-Instrumental and General. During his time there, he performed with the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Band, and Percussion Ensemble.
Martin Wilson : Front Staff
Martin Wilson is a percussionist and educator currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in instrumental music education from Indiana University. While pursuing the degree, he has taught front ensembles at several high schools in Indiana, including Bedford North Lawrence, Columbus North, and most recently, Edgewood High School.
He has marched 3 seasons of front ensemble with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (2021-2023) and 3 seasons with Veritas (2022-2024). As an Indiana based percussionist, Martin is excited to contribute to the growth of the marching arts in Indiana with his first year teaching at Veritas!
