Rosie Queen

Conn Selmer Marching ArtsClinician

Rosie Queen (Miller) has been active in the world of pageantry since 1983. For 16 years she served as the director at Carmel H.S. where she built the program with an incredible team from 2003-2019. Carmel H.S. has won 5 WGI World Championships, 8 consecutive IHSCGA State Championships, and 5 BOA Grand National titles under her care. The program also grew from one with no winter guard program, to one with 3 color guards and 100 eager students.

She has had the pleasure of teaching wonderful performers at Pride of Cincinnati, Center Grove H.S., Aimachi, Avon H.S., Carroll H.S., Bluecoats Indoor, and Escapade winter guard among many others. Rosie served as the main visual instructor and company manager for the original cast of the Emmy and Tony award winning production, “blast!” 1999-2002. She has also been involved in D.C.I. and has taught drum corps such as The Bluecoats, The Cadets of Bergen County, Cavaliers, Carolina Crown, & Madison Scouts.

“Teaching the teachers” is a passion that Rosie holds very important to her. She has participated as a clinician and mentor in many educational events for WGI and BOA over the years, including creating a WGI “Fun-damentals” video & a sabre educational video series. Rosie is currently serving as the WGASC Instructor Education Director in Southern California.

Rosie resides in southern California where she is a designer, adjudicator and instructor. She serves on the advisory board for WGI, WGI Board of Directors (since 2010), and has been the secretary of the WGI Executive Board of Directors since 2014. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Special Education (K-12) from Wright State University and has earned her certification in Event Management at IUPUI in Indianapolis.