The National Association of Alumni Bands (NAoAB) is the flagship association focused on providing leadership and assistance to alumni band organizations for the development and betterment of all alumni band organizations. NAoAB provides leadership and assistance to our members organizations through periodic virtual roundtables, mentorship of new alumni bands, and in-person biennial symposia. In 2021, we added Virtual Networking Events, access to the U.S. Alumni Band Leadership List, and a growing online resource library of ideas and best practices.
Topics of Discussion:
1. Formation of NAoAB and what alumni bands do
2. Ways to recruit volunteers to the organization
3. Ways to recognize volunteers
4. Communication with all stakeholders, including constituents, volunteers, and leaders.
5. Leadership pipeline in a volunteer group is so vital
6. Q&A
About our Speaker:
Geof is a lifelong resident of Texas and has lived in Austin since 1983. He is a fourth-generation Austinite; his great-grandparents owned a student boarding house at the site of the UT Performing Arts Center, where his grandparents also met.
As a people-oriented professional, Geof has extensive experience in leadership, media and communications, business development, and client relations. He is a passionate advocate for his clients across various business units and is recognized as a versatile and charismatic business development leader. Geof excels at building strong relationships and connecting people effectively, with a proven track record of achieving targeted goals while managing challenging projects and delivering successful, client-focused outcomes.
His career includes both operational and leadership roles with a quick-service franchise in Austin for 15 years. Additionally, he spent nearly 20 years as a media consultant specializing in news and reputation management, as well as in public affairs. Geof is also the founding president of the National Association of Alumni Bands and serves as a consultant to collegiate alumni band associations across the United States. He also served as the president of the Longhorn Alumni Band in 2018-2019 and presided over the band's tour to Normandy, France, for the 75th D-Day Anniversary and produced a documentary of the trip. His involvement in the alumni band world is part of his DNA, as his father, David Sloan, was a graduate of UT-Austin and served as an administrator at multiple universities and retired as Director of Music and Orchestras for the Westlake schools. His stepfather was the acclaimed former director of the Longhorn Band from 1955-1985, Vincent R. DiNino.
Currently, he is a licensed Texas REALTOR® with Realty Austin / Compass, and he has been a guest lecturer at the McCombs School of Business at UT-Austin, teaching marketing and communication classes. Geof also continues to play drums in various local ensembles.
