 Retired Colonel Vernon Scarborough and Karen Scarborough co-founded the Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra to fill a gap they perceived in opportunities for youth music education in the Reno area. For the past 18 years, Colonel Scarborough has served as the music director and Mrs. Scarborough has served as director of programs and development. In 2006, we started with one band. We were just getting ready to start the third band when the pandemic hit.