Biography

Chancellor Mills, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Southern University and A&M College. While at Southern, he performed as a member of the world-renowned Southern University “Human Jukebox” Marching Band and Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Isaac Greggs, Carnell Knighten, and Lawrence Jackson. Shortly after graduating from S.U. Mr. Mills earned a Master of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Mills is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership with a Specialization in Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Phoenix.

Mr. Mills began his teaching career in 2001 at Lutcher High School in St. James Parish, Louisiana. He later moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 2006, where he was appointed Director of Bands at Banneker High School. In 2009 the Fulton County Public Schools District completed
the construction of Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. Mr. Mills accepted the honor of being the school’s inaugural Director of Bands. During his twelve-year tenure at Langston Hughes, the band performed halftime at the Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA), halftime at the Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL,) Mardi Gras parades (New Orleans, LA & Mobile, AL), and received first place honors at the 2017 Festival of Gold Concert (Washington D.C.). In addition to the numerous accolades received by the school community, the concert and symphonic bands earned excellent and superior ratings at performance evaluations each year.

Before relocating to Maryland in 2021, Mr. Mills served as the senior class advisor and was awarded the Langston Hughes High School Teacher of the Year. As the Director of Bands, Mr. Mills will lead and direct operations of the athletic ensembles, including the Howard University “Showtime” Marching Band and Pep Band during basketball season. In addition to the duties associated with the athletic bands, Mr. Mills will serves as conductor of the Howard University Wind Symphony. Before being appointed Director of Bands, Mr. Mills served as an Assistant Band Director of the Howard University Showtime Band for two years. To promote music advocacy in public schools, he also taught private lessons at the Maryland Music Academy in Columbia, Maryland, while serving as the Director of Bands at Thomas Viaduct Middle School in Howard County. During his three years at TVMS, the band earned superior ratings annually at Music in the Parks festivals.

Mr. Mills is active as an arranger and drill designer for the “Showtime” Marching Band. He is a member of the National Association for Music Educators, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. During his leisure time, Mr. Mills enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with his wife Melonie, and children.