Mr. Scott Pannell, a native of Columbus, Georgia earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Georgia Southern University. Mr. Pannell is in his ninth year as the Assistant Director of Bands at North Cobb High School. Prior to his time with the Cobb County School District, Mr. Pannell was Director of Bands at Sewell Middle School and Assistant Director of Bands at Bremen High School in Bremen, Georgia from 1999-2003. In 2003, Mr. Pannell went on to become the Director of Bands at Lithia Springs High School in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Under his direction the Lithia Springs Marching Band won numerous superior ratings, and several class placements/championships, and a Grand Championship. 

Mr. Pannell has judged band and percussion at competitions and exhibitions around the Atlanta area and has served as a percussion instructor and clinician at several Georgia high schools. In 2008, Mr. Pannell became an adjudicator for the Southeastern Association of the Performing Arts in the visual caption for the local Indoor Percussion Arena. Since then he is starting to adjudicate throughout the country as a visual judge. He is a member of GMEA, MENC, PAGE, and PAS. Mr. Pannell resides in Douglas County with his wife Dawn, sons Brantley and Render, and daughter Mercy Elise.