Max Jones currently the Assistant Professor of Bands and has been since 2006. He has worked with the marching band since 2005. He works mostly with the fundamentals of the marching band and is the main voice in how the marching band looks and performs. He has the most say in what the Purdue "All American" Marching Band does visually. He is on the podium the most during rehearsals, especially when the band is working on marching. He teaches both technique and where people need to go as well as how they get there. In 2011, Jones was appointed Recruitment, Education and Outreach Coordinator at Purdue University in the University Bands department. He continues to serve as the assistant director of the marching band, director of Boiler Brass, coordinator of the Partners in Music Education program, and supervisor of the Clothing Office.