A native of Huntsville, Alabama,
M. Lance Britt has been the Director of bands and Ensembles at West Johnston High School since 2002. He received his Bachelor's Degree Cum Laude in Music Education from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, and a Master of Music Degree with an emphasis in Conducting from Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois, where he studied with both John P. Paynter and Stephen G. Peterson.

In the fall of 2002, Mr. Britt became the first director of the West Johnston Band program and has overseen its development into one of the most respected band programs in North Carolina.

He has been named in the prestigious Who's Who of American Teachers nine times and was selected as a finalist for the 2003 Johnston County Teacher of the Year Award. In Addition, he received the NC Bandmasters Association's 2006 Award of Excellence as the Outstanding Band Director of the Year in the Southeastern District.
 

                                                                                David S. Duffy is a native of Collinsville, Virginia. a 1985 graduate of Fieldale-Collinsville High School, he attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he studied Bass Trombone performance and Music Education. He graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education Magna Cum Laude.

Mr. Duffy has taught at Powhatan High School, Nelson County High School, John D. Bassett Middle School, Bassett High School serving as director and assistant director of many of the ensembles at these schools all located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

He is a member or past member of VMEA, MENVC, NJEA, NEA, VBODA and is excited about starting teaching here in the state of North Carolina. He has designed for several Drum and Bugle Corps and has been a member of the National Board of Directors of Winter Guard International. He is an active adjudicator and is working to further his career as a national adjudicator in the future.

Garrett L. Griffin was raised in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. In the fall of 2000, he was accepted at East Carolina University. He studied euphonium under Dr. Jeff Jarvis and composition with Dr. Ed Jacobs. In the spring of 2005 Garrett graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. Garrett has worked with several successful band in North Carolina, including Northern Nash High School and West Carteret High School. He has also spent time as staff member with high schools outside of the state including Norwood High School in Norwood, Massachusetts. In the fall of 2005, he was asked to assist with the UCLA marching Band in Los Angles, California.

Garrett is currently working as the third director at West Johnston High School in Benson, North Carolina. He runs the visual technique program in the fall as well as the concert band and a brass ensemble, which is often requested at banquets and other engagements within the community.
 

Mr. Bill Register is our Percussion Director. He is considered one of the finest percussion instructors in the nation. He joined our band program in the summer of 2007.