Mr. Doan was a teacher of instrumental music at Cicely L. Tyson Elementary with emphasis on woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Prior to teaching in East Orange, Mr. Doan taught at Speedway School in Newark, NJ, Orange Avenue School in Cranford, NJ and at Winter Park High School in Orlando, FL. His orchestras and bands have consistently received superior ratings at the district and state festivals. Mr. Doan was chosen to represent Newark as Teacher of the Year in 2010 and was a finalist in Essex County. In 2005, he guest-conducted the Central Jersey Intermediate Region II Orchestra. In addition to his teaching commitment, he was also the Conductor for the Norwalk Youth Symphony's Philharmonia Orchestra in Connecticut, the InterSchool Orchestra of New York, the New Jersey Youth Symphony and the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra. Professionally, Mr. Doan was an active member of the American Symphony Orchestra League, where he was selected as participant in the Donald Thulean Conducting Workshop in Atlanta, GA in 2004. Mr. Doan held degrees in Music Education and Orchestral Conducting from the University of South Florida with a performance concentration on both oboe and viola. He was a much valued volunteer member of the East Orange Unified Marching Band (EOUMB) as the many photos on this Web page demonstrate. He was born in Vietnam, but was raised in Tampa, Florida and resided most recently in Jersey City, where he passed away from liver cancer on July 31st, 2017.