During his tenure with the Santa Clara Vanguard, Robert won four national championships as a marching member and four percussion trophies. He holds many individual titles as well, and has teamed with Pro Mark to create his own signature drum stick which was formerly...
Since joining the corps at the very young age of 12, Kathy has been a key part of the fabric of the Vanguard organization. After spending 9 years as a marching member of the Santa Clara Vanguard A corps and working with the Santa Clara Vanguard B Winter Guard, she...
Elaine Kono was first introduced to the Santa Clara Vanguard through her son Kevin who began marching in 1982 as a lead soprano. That first year she volunteered to sew corps uniforms, and even though her son aged out in 1985, Elaine continued to volunteer her time for...
Along with his wife, Carole, Lou began volunteering with the corps in 1968, when one of his 6 children decided to join the corps. All 6 of those children ended up marching in the corps at one time or another, spanning 18 years, from 1968 through 1986. Known as the...
A resident of the City of Santa Clara since 1957, Dan Smith joined the Sunnyvale Sparks in 1966 as a French Horn player, and then became a Charter member of the Santa Clara Vanguard in 1967. He aged out in 1969 and was then asked to join the very small SCV Staff as...
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