2017 Instructional Staff

Brass
Santino Rodriguez - Caption Head
Niko Rosales - Technician
Akira Torrijos - Technician
Prichard Pearce - Technician

Percussion
David Ellis - Caption Head
Efren Gutierrez - Battery Coordinator
Moises Urena Jr. - Battery Technician
Travis Newland - Battery Technician
Jimmie Taliaferro - Battery Technician
Juan Carlos Sevilla - Battery Technician
Austin Boyer - Front Ensemble Coordinator
Noe Casolco - Front Ensemble Technician
Vincent McCauley - Front Ensemble Technician

Colorguard
Carrie Newman - Caption Head
Rommel Gotico - Technician
Jami Olcott - Technician
Jason Smith - Technician
Lauren Michael - Consultant

Visual
Santino Rodriguez - Caption Head
Raymond Herrera - Technician
Nick Rodriguez - Technician
Tony Sandoval - Technician
Malcolm Nolbert - Technician
Stephen McDaniel - ​Technician

2017 Design Team

Ezekiel Lanser - Music Arranger
Steven Estudillo - Visual Designer

Administrative Staff

Tim Heasley - Corps Director
Anthony Cox - Administrative Assistant
Maribeth Heasley - Volunteer Coordinator
Greta Pretzer - Member Coordinator
Ken Heasley - Food Manager
Buddy Pretzer - Fleet Manager
Evan Bass - Equipment Manager
TBA - Uniform/Costume Manager
​Claire Lahorgue - Souvie Manager

Department/Board

BC Performing Arts
The Golden Empire Drum & Bugle Corps is a program of the Bakersfield College Performing Arts Department.

Emmanuel Mourtzanos - Dean of Instruction
John Gerhold - Performing Arts Chair

BC Foundation
Golden Empire Performing Arts is an account of the Bakersfield College Foundation.

Tom Gelder - Executive Director
​Courtney Carter - Executive Secretary