Dr. Jonathan Latta is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Fort Lewis College teaching applied percussion, percussion ensemble, non-western music, orchestration, and jazz. He holds a BM in Performance and Music Education from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music and an MM in Performance from East Carolina University. In 2009, he finished his DMA from the University of Arizona.  Prior to returning to school, Jonathan was a member of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. Other performing ensembles or festivals include the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, North State Symphony, Long Bay Symphony, Tar River Symphony, and the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, the Durango Chamber Music Festival, and the Animas Music Festival. He is currently a member of the PAS Education Committee and chair of the College Pedagogy Committee. He served as president of the Arizona PAS Chapter from 2007-2008.