Howard was recently the Director of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. Under his leadership, the group became a perennial finalist within the Drum Corps International arena, placing as high as 5th at the 2000 and 2002 DCI World Championships. In addition to his programmatic and administrative duties with the corps, he served as the spiritual leader for the organization, teaching leadership and life skills as well as maintaining the chemistry and culture for the group. Howard is now the Director of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps.

Weinstein has been a music educator for more than twenty years. His symphonic, marching and jazz ensembles were consistently rated at superior levels at both district and state competitions and won numerous grand championships throughout the southeast. Weinstein serves as a national adjudicator and clinician and is in high demand as a consultant to music educators throughout the country. He has spoken at several major universities, and teaches leadership in many music education forums. Howard was a former Director at Lake Howell High School.

Kevin Ford has been an accomplished show designer for the past 19 years and is presently in his ninth year of teaching in the public school system, all of which have been spent as the Director of Bands at Tarpon Springs High School. His responsibilities there include directing the Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band, Winterguard, serving as Solo and Ensemble Coach, and developing and teaching the curriculum for the Conservatory Student Leadership Courses. He is the Instrumental Director, as well as the innovator/founder of the Tarpon Springs High School Leadership and Music Conservatory.

Mr. Ford received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Florida, and is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, the Florida Bandmasters Association, the Pinellas County Music Educators Association, and the Phi Kappa Psi Honor Society. In addition to his duties at Tarpon Springs High School, Mr. Ford enjoys an active schedule as a leadership speaker, guest clinician, and adjudicator throughout the country and is nationally renowned for his abilities as a show designer, drill writer, and consultant for the marching activity. He is currently the show designer for numerous high schools throughout the Southeastern United States, the Drum Corps International World Championship finalist Boston Crusaders. He currently serves as a member of the Bands of America Educational Advisory Board.

Frank Sullivan was a member of the Star of Indiana organization from 1991 to 1993 and both a member and instructor with Star of Indiana's Brass Theater from 1994 to 1997. In 1998 he joined The Cadets' on Brass Staff, eventually assuming the Brass Caption Head role there in 1999. From 2001 to 2004 Sullivan toured with the Blast! serving as a performing soloist, the music manager, and the artistic supervisor. In 2004 he arranged the program for Boston Crusaders. Since then he's been hard at work creating Inspire Music and Entertainment Productions, an arranging company based in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Michael began his marching career with the Spirit of Atlanta and also performed with the Madison Scouts, and Alliance of Miami. He went on to teach and write for Alliance, as well as many other drum corps and winter guard ensembles. Shapiro's DCI and WGI teaching experience is extensive, and includes Carolina Crown, The Cavaliers, Crossmen, Carroll High School, The Company, Crown Guard, Mayflower (UK), and many other talented organizations.

Michael received his undergraduate education from the University of Miami, and currently resides in West Hollywood, CA and teaches many ensembles in the Southern California area. He also directs the Diamond Bar HS Colorguard and is the founder and director of the Corona winter guards.

Twenty-three years ago the band director at Lake Howell High School hired me to teach his color guard. I moved up from South Florida and started the Lake Howell Winter Guard program; "Imagination" was born and continued to be undefeated during the three years that I proudly worked with them (1986-1988).

In 1987, they completed at the Winter Guard International World Championships and finished 5th in the nation, the first and only time they completed at this level. During the next three years, I co-directed "Beyond Imagination," an independent winter guard that grew out of LHHS's program. I also taught and/or consulted with many high school color guards in the area while going to the University of Central Florida. Then for the next 15 years, I was the director of the Lake Mary High School Color Guard program. The winter guard was an eight-time WGI finalist, evolving from an undefeated FFCC locally competitive winter guard in 1991 to the 2000 Scholastic A Champion, to the 2002 Scholastic Open Silver Medalist, and finally into World Class.

During the fall, I have judged for the following associations: Central States Judges Association, Florida Marching Band Coalition, Indiana State Marching Association, Illinois State Championship, and Florida Bandmaster's Association district and state adjudicator since 1986. In 2006, I became a Florida Federation of Judges Association movement and equipment adjudicator, accompanied by WGI training.

Personally, I performed with The Alliance of Miami Winter Guard (1983 & '84); The State Street Review, Madison, WI (WGI Gold Medalist 1985 & '86); The Suncoast Sound Drum and Bugle Corps (1983 - 1986 (CG captain). For the past few years, I've kept busy adjudicating during the fall and winter seasons and consulting with various programs throughout the nation. I currently teach English IV honors, Humanities I & II honors, and AP Art History at Lake Mary High School, am married to Wil Dershimer (a winter guard drill/show designer and Network Specialist at South Seminole Middle School), and have three grown step-children and an adorable puggle named Renegade (yes, we are Florida State fans).

Born in Aiken, South Carolina and raised in St. Petersburg, FL, Ron Ellis is a sought after conductor, clinician, show designer, music composer/arranger and adjudicator throughout the United States. A graduate of the University of Central Florida, he has served as the drill designer for the Marching Knights since 1990, the "Voice of the Marching Knights" since 1992 and was appointed to the Assistant Director of Bands position in 1995. He is deeply involved in all aspects of the UCF band programs and in addition to writing drill and music for the Marching Knights, he serves as the coordinator/director for the the Jammin' Knights Pep Bands, Assistant Conductor of the UCF Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, and Instructor of the Marching Band Techniques Courses.

He was honored to be asked to orchestrate Dr. David Brunner's choral piece "For Spacious Skies" that was performed at Carnegie Hall, the UCF Theater Department's world premier of "Parable - the musical" and also for the Walt Disney Company where his arrangements are performed in the Magic Kingdom. He will serve as music arranger for the 2003 Citrus Bowl Halftime's salute to NASA and will also serve as an arranger for Jalen Publishing in 2004.

As a conductor and show producer, he has conducted honor bands in the United States, Europe, and Canada as well as the musical director for UCF Theater performances of "Camelot," "Oklahoma," and the "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." He served as a staging assistant and coordinator for the opening ceremonies of the 1993 World Cup in Orlando and was asked to be the Assistant Director of Walt Disney's "All American College Band" under Ron McCurdy in 1993, the choreographer/show designer for the Orlando and Paris bands in 1999 and served as the director for the summer 2000 Disney Collegiate All-Star Band. He has directed and performed concerts with Bob Mintzer, Dave Stienmeyer, Red Rodney, Steve Houghton, Jeff Kashiwa, Shelly Berg, and members of the Army Blues. In addition, he has served as a show consultant and director for the Disney Student Musician Program at the Magic Kingdom since 1990 where he coordinates and rehearses all student parade bands and street performances of The Fanfares of Christmas, The Christmas Brass, Riverboat Band, Clown Band, and the Toy Soldiers.

Mr. Ellis has served as the music arranger and drill designer for many outstanding high school music programs across the country including; Burke HS (NE), Woodrow Wilson HS(WV), Nitro HS (WV), Snohomish HS(WA) and Jeb Stewart HS (VA), and the Westfield HS (D.C.). In Florida, he has been, or is currently the music arranger for the Lake Howell, Mariner, Plant City, Port St. Lucie, SouthEast, Timber Creek, Seminole, Olympia, University, Oviedo and Winter Springs High School bands and the drill designer for the Port St. Lucie, West Orange, Plant City, University, Oviedo, Olympia, SouthEast and Lake Howell High School Bands. He served as Brass Caption head for the "Magic of Orlando" drum and Bugle corps since in the late 90's and served in the position of Executive Director of the organization for a short time in 2000.

Mr. Ellis is an alumnus and has served as the faculty advisor for the Mu Eta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at UCF. He has been named an Honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma, the National Band Service Fraternity and Sorority and maintains active memberships with the College Band Director's National Association(CBDNA), Florida Bandmaster's Association(FBA), and the Music Educator's National Conference(MENC). Mr. Ellis currently serves as the Faculty Advisor/Sponser of the Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Jason Diehl has been the visual instructor for the Silver Regiment since he graduated from Lake Howell in 1997. Prior to graduating, Jason was part of the Magic of Orlando Drum & Bugle Corps from 1995 to 1998. He has received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

During his time at UCF he was able to be a member of the World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He currently is employed at OCI Associates, Inc. in Altamonte Springs, Florida where he is a Mechanical Engineer. During his free time, he has been able to assist with instruction for the Lake Howell Winterguard "Imagination."

Jeremy Brown began his teaching and professional career right after high school. Since graduating from the neighboring Winter Springs High School, Jeremy has found successes performing professionally at Sea World, with various WGI percussion programs, and The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corp where he served as the Front Ensemble Section Leader playing timpani.

Jeremy arranges for marching percussion ensembles in addition to teaching many area high school programs. Along with teaching in the school setting, Jeremy maintains a private lesson studio with ages ranging from 7-18.

I have pretty much been dancing my whole life, since I was 2. I got accepted into my first competitive dance company when I was 12, and I performed with 2 other companies until I was 17. Along with dancing, singing was another little passion of mine. When I attended Lake Howell, I was a member of the Concert Choir for 4 years and a member for Silver Lining A Capella group for 3 years; being a section leader for both groups and President of Silver Lining my senior year.

When I was entering high school, there wasn't a dance program at Lake Howell, so colorguard was the next best thing, and little did I know that I would fall in love with the activity. I marched in the Silver Regiment starting my freshman year in 2001, took a year off, and came back for my junior and senior years from 2003-2005 (CG captain). After I graduated in 2005, I marched my first summer with Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps in the colorguard. The next year in 2006 was my first year performing with The Knights World Winterguard, and I continued for one more season in 2007. I returned to Carolina Crown for the summer of 2007 and aged-out as a Flag Section Leader in 2008.

In the summer of 2006, I took a break from marching Crown, and I started my teaching career at band camps for Lake Howell and Ocoee High School. In 2007, I returned to Gainesville, FL, where I was attending Santa Fe Community College, and continued teaching and started working at Gainesville High School, and soon became the Director of the colorguard for the next 2 years.

After receiving my AA degree from Santa Fe Community College in 2008, I returned to Orlando and transferred to the University of Central Florida to finish my Bachelor's Degree in Health Science. Currently, along with being a full-time student, I am also a dance and flag technician at Freedom High School, and I happily returned to my Alma Mater to teach colorguard.

Stevenson Lumapas has been a member of the best colorguards in the world, both indoors and out: 2002 Carolina Crown, 2004 and 2005 Santa Clara Vanguard, 2006 Silver Medalist Phantom Regiment, and 5 seasons with Independent World finalist, The Knights Winterguard from Orlando, Florida.

As an educator, Steveo has instructed Timber Creek, Cypress Creek, Boone and Freedom High School colorguard programs as well as the University of Central Florida Marching Knights.