Russell Gavin

Russell Gavin

Dr. Russell Gavin is a lifelong music educator, entrepreneur, and drum corps enthusiast. His professional experiences include teaching middle and high school band, serving on the music faculties of Stanford University and Baylor University, performing the role of...
Brandon Byrne

Brandon Byrne

Before SC Vanguard, Brandon was the CFO for Team Liquid and served as an executive at Curse, a PC technology and media company that was bought by Twitch.tv. He was the CEO of his own SaaS startup working in gaming and has over 25 years in accounting and finance. He is...
Trevor Barber

Trevor Barber

Originally from Murphy North Carolina, Trevor has been a part of the marching arts since 2009. Starting out as a trombone player in middle school, Trevor quickly developed a love and passion for music and performing, and decided to pursue their interests in color...
Matt Ponce

Matt Ponce

With over a decade of experience in education, composition, and arranging, Matt Ponce has worked with numerous scholastic and independent groups in the Southern California area. Currently he serves as the percussion caption head at John W. North High School, the wind...
Abigail Kistner

Abigail Kistner

Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Abigail has worked with several high schools and ensembles since 2019 teaching battery, front ensemble, and working as an audio assistant. She currently teaches at Saginaw High School fulfilling various percussion responsibilities—including...