Ryan Rambusch

Ryan Rambusch is currently in his 7th year teaching. He has completed 3 years as the Assistant Director at Evans Middle School, and will begin his debut as the Director of Bands for the 2024-2025 school year. Before teaching in McKinney ISD, Mr. Rambusch was one of the Assistant Band Directors at Pearland East Junior High in Pearland, TX.

Mr. Rambusch is a graduate from the University of Houston (Go Coogs!), where he studied Tuba and earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree. 

During his time at Evans Middle School, he  has conducted the Symphonic  Band which has earned the Sweepstakes rating at UIL for the past four years in addition to earning first division ratings at local band festivals.  In the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, Mr. Rambusch will conduct the Honors Band and assist the Symphonic Band along with teaching beginner classes.

Mr. Rambusch currently lives in Frisco, TX with his wife, Karly, and their dog, Sage. In his free time he enjoys playing video games and playing tuba!

Katie Michelson

Katie Michelson is beginning her fourth year of teaching and her first year as an assistant band director at Evans Middle School. Before coming to Evans, Ms. Michelson was an assistant band director in Mansfield ISD at Worley Middle School. Ms. Michelson completed her student teaching with the bands at Evans and McKinney Boyd in the Fall of 2020.

Ms. Michelson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Tech University in 2020. While at Tech, she played Clarinet and Bass Clarinet in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and the Virago Wind Quintet.

In her free time, Ms. Michelson enjoys playing her clarinet, being outside, and spending time with her family and her dog, Pepper!