Sarah McAdams (Director & Color Guard Coordinator) E-mail: mcadams@udel.edu
Sarah began her spinning career while attending Bowling Green State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education. During her time in Ohio, Sarah was a member of the DCI Finalist Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps out of Toledo, OH. Sarah has been teaching color guard for nearly 10 years now. After leaving Ohio, Sarah returned home to the state of Delaware where she began her teaching career, serving as an Assistant High School Band director, Middle School Band Director, Visual Coordinator and Color Guard director in central Delaware for several years.
After receiving her Master of Music in Performance from the University of Delaware, Sarah joined the staff at UDMB in addition to teaching middle school band in the Newark area. Over the years, Sarah has also served as the Assistant Director of VAPCO (UD's formerly named competitive indoor guard). Sarah currently serves as the middle school band director in the Daniel Boone School District where she is also a consultant and assists with the high school colorguard program.
In addition, Sarah has served as a visual consultant, drill writer, taught various summer music camps throughout the tri-state area and has worked with the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy and Band Leadership Training programs. Laura Michalowski (Instructor) Laura Michalowski is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware, where she recieved her Bachelor's of Music Education Degree with a concentration in String Bass. At UD, Laura was the color guard captain of the Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band and of Delazure Winter Guard. Outside UD, Laura was a member of the Connecticut Hurricanes Drum and Bugle Corp and the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corp and is currently on staff at the George N Parks Drum Major Academy. In the fall, Laura will be teaching Strings for the Rising Sun school district in Cecil County, Maryland.Caitlyn Merrill (Instructor) Caitlyn Merrill recently graduated from the University of Delaware in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. While at UD she participated in marching band and Delazure indoor color guard. She has spun at Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corp in 2009 and is currently pursuing a Masters degree at the University of Delaware specializing in dairy nutrition. Student Staff: Katrina Gearhart Erin McKenna Meg Murphy TBA |


