Nick is the conductor of the concert band and the director of athletic bands at the University of North Texas, and recently received his doctoral degree at the University.

Williams has an extensive history in the drum corps activity beginning in the horn line of the Madison Scouts. He has since taught Southwind, Boston Crusaders, the Madison Scouts and, most recently, Santa Clara Vanguard, where he served as the corps’ brass caption head.

Prior to his role at the University of North Texas, Williams, was the director of bands at Clark H.S. in Plano, TX. In his last year of public school teaching he was honored as the Clark H.S. “Teacher of the Year” and was also named a “Ross Perot Excellence in Teaching Award” recipient.

During his tenure at Clark H.S., the band program was a consistent sweepstakes award recipient and, under his direction, the honors band was awarded best in class or best in contest at every festival in which the band performed.