Faculty Lounge
Faculty Lounge is a band based in Des Moines, Iowa, created during Halloween of 2000 by bassist Dave Maxwell, guitarist Timm Pilcher, and drummer Mark Stallman. The band is made up of eight players, all of whom are either current or former teachers, coaches, and/or administrators in the Des Moines Public School system or surrounding area.
The band has performed three times for President Barack Obama and several times for Iowa Governor Chet Culver (a former teacher at Des Moines Hoover and Roosevelt High Schools) who proclaimed the band as, "The First Band of Iowa."
The band's lineup and their ties to Des Moines-area education as of August 17, 2010, are:
- Dana Andrews, Band Director at Des Moines Callanan Middle School
- Anna Lee, Vocal Director at Des Moines Hoover High School
- Dave Maxwell, Associate Principal at West Des Moines Valley High School
- Dan Pardock, former boys' and girls' soccer and football coach at Des Moines Hoover High School
- Timm Pilcher, journalism teacher at Des Moines Hoover High School
- Aaron Smith, SUCCESS case manager at Des Moines Moulton Extended Learning Center
- Mark Stallman, Instructional Coach at Waukee Community Schools and Assistant Track Coach at Waukee High School
- Ryan Williamson, counselor at Des Moines Roosevelt High School
The band is supported by sound man Shawn McFarland.