Staff

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Jeremy Krug currently serves as the director of bands for Bellevue East. He came to Bellevue Public Schools in 2019 from Maryville R-II School District, where he served as middle school band director and high school assistant director from 2015 to 2019 and Director of Bands at Lansing High School from 2013 to 2015.

Krug served in the United States Marine Corps from 2002 to 2010 as a Machine Gunner in the infantry. He deployed to Iraq in 2004. He received his bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Memphis and his Masters of Music from the American Band College of Central Washington University. Krug is a member of NMEA, NSBA, and Phi Mu Alpha.

Krug currently performs and is a recurring guest conductor with the Omaha Symphonic Winds. He has previously performed as a member of the St. Joe Big Band, Midwest Winds, Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, and spent 6 seasons as principal euphonium with the Kansas City Wind Symphony. 

Kaitlyn Keck became the Associate Band Director at Bellevue East in 2022. Kaitlyn previously spent seven years as an assistant band director for the Webb City R-7 School District, where her responsibilities included leading junior high band courses and assisting the high school band program. 

Prior to teaching in Webb City, Keck graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory in 2015 with a degree in music education. She received her Masters in Science in Educational Psychology from Ball State University in 2025. 

She is currently a member of the NMEA, NSBA, the Nebraska chapter of WBDI, and NAFME. Keck has also performed with the Four State Symphonic Winds and the Crossroads Jazz Orchestra as a saxophonist.