Meet Our Staff

Jonathan Towson - Third year on staff, Percussion arranger and instructor. He is a graduate of Florida State University and still serves as percussion arranger / instructor for the Marching Chiefs. He has attended the University of North Texas where he was a member of several ensembles.

Will Grimes - The Red Regiment welcomes Mr. Grimes to it's staff this year. He is the Director of Bands at Floyd Middle School in Mableton Georgia.

Staci Diaz - The Osborne Family welcomes the addition of Ms. Diaz to our staff as a Color Guard Instructor. A graduate of Kennesaw State University, she works as an accountant in the metro area. Her most recent guard experience was with Georgia Tech where she held student leadership positions.

Susan Hanngi - A Red Regiment welcome to Ms. Hanngi as she joins our staff as a Color Guard Instructor. She has held student leadership positions in the Alan C. Pope High School Color Guard and has assisted with the Kennesaw Mountain Color Guard

Kevin Ford - Drill Designer, is in his 8th year as Director of Bands at the nationally recognized and award winning Tarpon Springs High School Instrumental Music Program. He is a leading figure in the area of visual design having written for some of the top bands and drum corps across the country. His ensembles have performed at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Tarpon Springs band has placed as high as 3rd at the Bands of America Grand Nationals and has won the Class AA at that competition. Known for creating visually entertaining and enjoyable productions with his groups, it is a pleasure to have him work with the Osborne Family.

Robert Hargrove - Visual designer and consultant for the past three years at Osborne, he has agreed to continue in that capacity. He is currently employed by Walt Disney World as an Entertainment Production Manager and is responsible for overseeing the Blast Production in residence at EPCOT. He hsa marched with and taught some of the finest visual ensembles in the country with numerous group awards to his credit. Several of his former students have gone on to careers in dance and have received countless All-American honors.

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