Michael Oubre is the band director at Pickens High School in Jasper, Georgia. This is his twelfth year of teaching and his first year as Director of Bands at PHS. Previously, Mr. Oubre was the band director at Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, GA from 2007-2011. Mr. Oubre came to Winder-Barrow in 2000 as the assistant band director. A native of Sumter, SC, Mr. Oubre graduated from Furman University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree. While at Furman, Mr. Oubre served as trumpet section leader for the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and the Paladin Regiment and also served as the Drum Major. He then went to The University of Georgia to complete a Master of Music Education degree in 2000 with an emphasis in conducting. While he was at UGA, Mr. Oubre was a graduate assistant with the Redcoat Band and University Bands program. In 2007, Mr. Oubre completed the requirements for a Specialist Degree in Instruction and Curriculum from Piedmont College in Demorest, GA.

Mr. Oubre has been active in the Georgia Music Educators Association District 13 and has served as the District Band Chair twice and as Co-Organizer of the Large Group Performance Evaluation for seven years. Mr. Oubre is currently the State Chair for the National Band Association, Georgia Chapter. He served as the District Honor Band (11-12) Organizer and Host and has also served as the host for the Solo and Ensemble event. He has served as the District Secretary/Treasurer and he is also an active judge in Georgia. Mr. Oubre taught trumpet at ENCORE! Music Camp, leadership at Joycliffe Summer Camps, and conducted the Symphonic Band at the Furman University Band Camp in the Summer of 2009. The Symphonic Band at WBHS performed by invitation at the University of Alabama Honor Festival in February 2010, the Honor Bands of Georgia at Columbus State in January 2011 and at the Kennesaw State University Concert Band Invitational in March of 2011. Mr. Oubre has received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association. Mr. Oubre has presented clinics at the GMEA State Convention, UGA and other band events.

At Winder-Barrow High School, Mr. Oubre was the Fine Arts Department Head and Chairman for the Leadership Team. He was active with the Advisement Team, RTI Committee and frequently mentored student teachers and practicum teachers from the University of Georgia. Mr. Oubre is an active member at Ingleside Presbyterian Church in Snellville, GA and serves in the Diaconate and the Men's Ministry.

The Symphonic Band at WBHS received Superior ratings (3) and one Excellent rating (Masterwork classification) under his direction and the marching band earned its twenty-seventh consecutive Superior rating in Festival Performance in the Fall of 2010. Other ensembles at WBHS included concert band, freshman band, percussion ensemble, one jazz bands, one jazz combo, Wind Ensemble, various small ensembles, and a 70-member basketball band. In 2011, the WBHS band had eight students selected for the GMEA All-State bands and orchestras (fifth in the state) and twenty-six students participate in the District 13 Honor Bands. The WBHS band was extremely active in the Winder community, playing in parades and various events for Winder citizens.

Mr. Oubre is a member of the Georgia Music Educators Association, MENC, the National Band Association, PAGE, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Mr. Oubre is married to Leslie Still Oubre, a landscape architect in Buford. They have one son, Jonah, who will be in the second grade this year.