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Alumni Accomplishments
This page showcases the accomplishments of alumni after their time with the NYO. Some continued in the drum corps activity while others moved on to different achievements. Take a moment to see what others have done since marching with the NYO. You might be surprised.
NOTE: New entries can be submitted by editing an individual alum's main record. Since "Collaborations" can be tied to more than one person they must be emailed to the admin for submission.
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Education
Educational Achievements / Awards
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Collaborations
Career Collaborations (Musical or Not) (amongst ex-NYO or ex-Drum Corps people)
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David "Cuzi" Delouchery and Paul Johnston | David and Paul (Kavaliers) together developed the Alumni list portion of this website. |
Career
Career Achievements
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Tammy (Piccinetti) Blandford | Equitable Life of Canada, Manager, Individual Life Insurance |
Jason Logue | Jason Logue is a Freelance Trumpeter in Toronto and leader of his own band the Jason Logue Six. At Present Jason is playing with, among others, David Clayton-Thomas (was frontman for "Blood, Sweat & Tears"). He has Toured Canada with Rob McConnel and the Boss Brass....Performed for Diana Krall, Bernadette Peters, Marie Osmond, Ben Vareen, Hal Linden, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Bobby Vinton, Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Temptations, The 4 Tops, The Platters, Maureen McGovern, The Coasters, Martha Reeves, The Spinners, Frankie Vallie and Jazz artists Sam Rivers, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Smith, Louis Belson and played at the Toronto-based production of Hairspray. |
Chris Chenier | Senior General Manager of Blue Man Group. |
Peter Jones | Arts Department Chair/Head of Music - Villanova College - King City, ON. |
David "Hip" Hipperson | Teaching at a prestigious Arts school in York Region. |
Jorge Lopez | after an unsuccessful attempt at teaching I re-entered the military as a full time soldier in the NY Army National Guard. It has been a great career. |
Eric Stansberry Stansberry | 2017 Tennessee Engineering Teacher of the Year (ITEEA) |
Wayne Hall | Building a career. |
Benoit Glazer | 1st call studio musician in Montréal from 1992 to 1998
Taught at McGill University from 1986 to 1995
Conducted and played La Nouba, Cirque du Soleil from 1998 to 2017 |
Kelly Krpan | Police officer with The Ontario Provincial Police. Since 2001 |
Richard Jones | Director, Pharmacy Services Island Health, Victoria , BC
Vice President Institutional Services, 3 West Management Inc., Ancaster, ON, Past Executive Editor, Hospital Pharmacy in Canada Survey |
Personal
Personal Achievements
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Kevin Matthew | Two beautiful daughters, Hannah and Alexandra |
Tammy (Piccinetti) Blandford | 2 children : Danyelle and Mitchell |
Erin McKenzie | I have 2 kids. A boy Named Xavier and a girl named Melodie both now school age and attending full time. |
Terry "The Skinny Eye Ball Sisters" Ibele | - semi - retired after managing a warehouse
- play drums in a local band
- won 31 medals running races in the past 6 years |
Erin Winchester | I have a beautiful daughter named Adia. |
Lynne (Hughes) Feehan | 3 children, Tyler, Nicholas and Kiara |
Chris "pepper" Davis | Children |
Jorge Lopez | I was married in 1999 to another trumpet player (believe it or not). We've been happily married for 15 years now.
we also have an amazing daughter who will be two years old in August 2014. She is already free buzzing. |
Jorge Lopez | I still continue to play trumpet in community oranizations as well as the occasional paid gig that occurs from time to time. |
Mark Kennedy | I live the most Blessed and Charmed life. My life is so good it may be a crime, and may be in a lot of states. |
Kelly Krpan | 4 children. 2 girls and 2 boys. Was married for 12 years, now divorced and single.
Lived in Sarnia for 20 years. Now living in Kitchener since 2015. |
Drum Corps Experience after Dutch Boy/NYO
Marching / Teaching Top-12 / DCA
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Jan Nicholas | Westshoremen 1990 tenors and Crossmen 1991-1992 tenors |
Derek Pennica | Rochester Crusaders-Bass Drum 1993-96,
Empire Statesmen - 1997,
Magic of Orlando - Bus Driver 2004-05,
Teal Sound, Alliance,Tampa Bay Thunder - Bus Driver 2011 |
Stephen Vanderkolff | In 1975-76 Steve marched with the Oakland Crusaders from Etobicoke Ontario where they placed 6th in 1975 and 8th in 1976 !!! |
Douglas Olmstead | 2012 Kilties Drum & Bugle Corps contra soloist. |
Craig Schelter | Founding member
also marched with Royalaires, and United Alumni |
Jack Turner | Founding Director of the Kiwanis Kavaliers in 1971 |
Robin (Leslie) Smith | Cadets Guard 1989, 1990 |
Chris Groves | Bluecoats 1995 |
Peter Vanderkolff | In the fall of 1972 Peter started the Ventures ALL - Girl Drum & Bugle Corps. Peter died in the fall of 1978 of cancer. |
Lyle Boss | His four daughters Corine Boss, Kate, Mary Beth Boss *, and Pauline (Boss) Zister all marched in the NYO from 1976 to the 1990s !!! Yet his two sons didn't march drum corps. |
Scott Blandford | Garfield Cadets Snare 1989 |
Doug Huras | 1979-80 Marched with the Concord Blue Devils and won 2 DCI TITLES. |
Raymonte Early | |
Scott "WAD" Heer | Kiwanis Kavalies 1982-1984
Guelph Royalaires 1987
Empire Statesmen 1995 - 1997
Syracuse Brigadiers 2000 and 2001 3/4 of 2002
Rochester Crusaders 2005 and 2006 |
Reg Densmore | 1982 World Open Class Champion with The Blue Devils |
Lianne Stumpf | Ventures Winterguard - Marched 2006 & 2009, Instructor 2007-2008, 2011 - present |
Peter Jones | Cardinals 1994 - Visual Instructor
Bluecoats - Canton, Ohio (1995-1998) Visual Instructor/Caption Head/Designer
Revolution - San Antonio, Texas (2004-2006) Consultant/Visual Caption Head/Designer |
Terry Kirkpatrick | I wrote 3 numbers in the drum book for 1982. Bill wrote the exit that year (nice job too). |
Jorge Lopez | after Dutch Boy I went on to march in the US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. in Wash D.C. I spent four memorable years there before returning home to pursue an academic degree in NYC.
After the Marine Corps. I also went on teach Blue Stars '92 & '93; Cadets of Bergen County '95 and the Royal Kilties of Tokyo, Japan '95 & '96. |
Ingrid "Inge" Poschner | 1973 - 1975 Instructor of Guard, M&M and Visual Instructor for St. Andrews Cadets in Cambridge, Ont. who were based out of the Scout House Band Building in Preston. St Andrews Cadets was founded and under the leadership of John Robins. |
Wendy Steele | actually making the snare line that year. I never worked so hard for something and loved it so much! |
Fred Eagar | Band Festival Committee |
Fred Eagar | Canada's Marching Ambassadors 1967-1968 |
Brian Hill | I enjoyed playing horn for three years, then taught drums for one year. They took first place. |
Janet Franzkowiak | Started and ran souvenirs for the corp |
Vic Franzkowiak | 1982 DCI Montreal World Championship Win |
Julie Mclaughlin | Winter guard gold medal |
Bruce Jordan | jumped onboard as the Corp passed through Charlotte. Had a great time finishing the season with the Corp. |
Wayne Hall | Marched from 1959 to 1963 |
Wayne Hall | Went to Royalaires for 1964 |
Mark Cloes | 1975 Soprano trio - Individuals champions with Dave and Doug Huras- score 96.5 with song “Get it On” Junior and Open class champions.
1976 Soprano trio - Individuals champions with Dave and Doug Huras, junior and open class -“Theme from Mod Squad” |
Inspector Kenneth P "Ken" Smiley | Assisted band in various ways, especially obtaining the 2 buses required and getting/pulling the equipment trailer. |
Richard Jones | Oktobercorps First Trumpet 2018 |
Shane Morriss | Garfield Cadets Tenors 1989, 1990, 1993 |
Christy McCourt | Marched Guard in Santa Clara Vanguard in 1993 and Blue Devils in 1995 |
Bev Hesch | Phantom Regiment Guard 1992 |
Sarah Robson | Blue Devils Mellophone 1992 |
Ryan Robson | Blue Devils Mellophone 1992 |
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