C. Phillip McIntyre is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and a 1973 graduate of Parker High School. While at Parker, Phil was under the guidance of his teacher, mentor, and friend, Mr. James B. Senn. Following his tenure at Parker, Phil attended Furman University as a student of Mr. Dan A. Ellis. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in 1977 and Masters of Arts in Education in 1982. In 1977 Phil was hired as Director of Bands at Blue Ridge High School where he served for six years. In 1982 Phil was named Teacher of the Year at Blue Ridge. In 1983 Mr. McIntyre became Director of Bands at James F. Byrnes High School, and in 1999 was named Teacher of the Year. In 1999 he was also awarded the Outstanding Bandmaster by Phi Beta Mu, and a Citation of Excellence by the National Band Association.

The Byrnes band program is a twenty-time recipient of the SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award. The symphonic bands under Mr. Mclntyre's direction have consistently been awarded superior ratings at the SCBDA Concert Band Festivals, and the marching band has won 9 state championships, 13 upper state championships, a BOA regional championship, 4 BOA regional class AA championships and countless other honors. In 1999 the symphonic band performed at the SCMEA In-Service Conference.

Mr. McIntyre is currently serving as president of the South Carolina Music Educators Association. 

He is also is a member of Phi Beta Mu, American School Band Directors Association, SCBDA, Phi Mu Alpha, SCMEA, MENC, and the Ruritan Club. He is also a member of the Lyman United Methodist Church. Phil has served SCBDA as President, Chairman of the Marching Committee for six years, and Chairman of the Adjudication Committee. Phil and his wife Wanda have been married for thirty-three years. They have two daughters, Alicia and Kelsey.   Alicia is the Director of Bands at Florence Chapel Middle School and an Assistant Director of Bands at James F. Byrnes High School.   Kelsey is a sophomore at University of South Carolina.

In 1999, Mr. McIntyre was inducted into the SCBDA Hall of Fame.

Chris Moss is currently the assistant band director at James F. Byrnes High School where he serves as color guard caption supervisor and the director of the District Five Winter Guard Program.  Chris holds a Bachelors of Music Education Degree from the Florida State University.

Mr. Moss marched two years as a Euphonium with the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and a year with both Paradigm Winter Guard in the Independent A class and Northeast Independent  Winter Guard in Independent World Class.  He has served as the color guard director at Byrnes for three years and during that time, the winter guard program has grown to four ensembles that regularly compete as part of the Carolina Indoor Performance Association. In addition, the Byrnes varsity winter guard, "Indigo," competes with Winter Guard International and is regularly a Scholastic A Regional Finalist.

Mr. Moss also has served as a member of the brass staff at Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and two years on the brass staff of the 2005 Drum Corps International World Champion and High Brass Champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. 

Alicia Crutchlow
Asst. Director of Bands

Alicia Crutchlow is the Director of Bands at Florence Chapel Middle School and an Assistant Director of Bands at James F. Byrnes High School.  Mrs. Crutchlow is from Lyman, SC and is a graduate of Byrnes High School.  Mrs. Crutchlow was awarded a Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of South Carolina in 2006.  

:In 2008 Mrs. Crutchlow completed her Master's of Arts degree in Education.   

Mrs. Cruthclow lives in Lyman, South Carolina with her husband, Jason and her dog Gordo.

Jessica Davis is the Director of Bands at Berry Shoals Intermediate School and the Assistant Director of Bands at James F. Byrnes High School.  Mrs. Davis is from Goose Creek, SC and is a graduate of Stratford High School.  Mrs. Davis received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Furman University in 2003.  While a student at Furman, Mrs. Davis studied music education under Dr. Leslie Hicken and clarinet under Dr. Robert Chesebro.  She was the principal clarinet of the Furman Wind Ensemble, the Furman Symphonic Band, and the Furman Symphony Orchestra in 2002-2003.  She was featured on the 2002 Spring Honors Recital and was a featured clarinet soloist with the Furman University Symphony Orchestra in 2003. 

In 2005, Mrs. Davis received a Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of South Carolina.  During her time at USC, Mrs. Davis studied clarinet under Mr. Douglas Graham and was the principal clarinet of the Symphonic Band under Mr. James Copenhaver and was the principal clarinet of the Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Donald Portnoy. 

Mrs. Davis has performed with the Spartanburg Philharmonic and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.  Mrs. Davis is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), South Carolina Band Directors Association (SCBDA), International Clarinet Assocation (ICA), World Klarinette Alliance (WKA), The Palmetto Concert Band, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Eta Sigma.  Mrs. Davis lives in Greer, SC with her husband, Craig. 

Mrs. Cotter is is the Director of Bands at D. R. Hill Middle School.   Mrs. Cotter was awarded a Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of South Carolina in 2007. 

Mrs. Cotter lives in Greer, South Carolina with her husband, Thomas.

Mr. Cotter is is the Director of Bands at Beech Springs Intermediate.   Mr. Cotter was awarded a Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of South Carolina in 2007. 

Mr. Cotter lives in Greer, South Carolina with his wife, Kaci.

Matthew Wofford
Director of Percussion Studies

Matthew Wofford is in his first year as the Director of Percussion Studies for Spartanburg County School District Five.  Mr. Wofford is from Wellford, SC and is a graduate of James F. Byrnes High School.  Mr. Wofford was awarded a Bachelor's of Music from the University of South Carolina in 2004.  While a student at USC, Mr. Wofford studied percussion under Dr. Scott Herring, Dr. Ed Nagle, and Dr. Chris Lee, and performed with the Symphonic Band, USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Percussion Ensemble, and the USC Escola de Samba.  Mr. Wofford has also performed with the South Carolina Symphonic Chorale.  Mr. Wofford was a South Carolina Teaching Fellow at USC as well. 

Before coming to District Five, Mr. Wofford was the percussion caption head for Gilbert High School, and Director of Percussion Studies and Assistant Director of Bands for Colleton County High School, in Walterboro, SC.  While at Colleton County, Mr. Wofford started the first Indoor Percussion Ensemble in school history, and won their class at the 2006 SCBDA Winter Ensemble Championships, the first ever state title in that school’s history.

Mr. Wofford is a member of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), South Carolina Band Directors Association (SCBDA), and the Percussive Arts Society (PAS).  Mr. Wofford lives in Wellford, South Carolina with his wife, Elizabeth. 

Jen is currently the co-director for the Byrnes Guard Program where she choreographs and designs for all the color guards. She works on 
visual design for the marching band and designs flags, costumes, soundtracks and many other design aspects for the winter guards.

Jen has a long performance history with top color guards in the country including:
	Northeast Independent Winter Guard, Jacksonville, FL  2002-2004
	ad astra per Aspera Winter Guard, Atlanta, GA 2005
	CrownGUARD Winter Guard, Atlanta, GA 2009
	Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, Santa Clara, CA 2002-2003

Jen also has her music education degree from Florida State University where she studied flute with Stephanie Jutt and Eva Amsler. She
participated in Marching Chiefs, Concert and Symphonic Bands, Harmonie Chamber Ensemble, Tau Beta Sigma, Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma 

honor societies. She has been teaching color guard for 8 years in total with 5 years at Byrnes HS. She has also been on staff for the WGI
Independent A medalist The Cast Winter Guard from Upstate, SC and WGI Independent Open Finalist Etude Winter Guard from Fort Mill, SC. She
recently was on staff for the East Coweta HS Winter Guard and has been a technician and clinician for numerous winter and color guards in
Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia.