Email: aimee@maasin.net

Role(s): Health & Wellness Committee Member, Research Committee Member

“I joined MAASIN to help advocate for the mental, physical, and social health and well-being of all members in the marching community.”

Email: alyssa.wells@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member

I joined MAASIN because I want to help marching arts organizations grow strong, inclusive cultures that result in members, staff, and volunteers alike feeling they truly belong. My experience as a market research and PhD in musicology (music anthropology) mean most of my work is with the Research Committee, developing and conducting activity-wide studies.

Email: aj.hochsztein@maasin.net
Role(s): PROSPER Team Member
”I joined MAASIN hoping to help members of the marching arts community. As a MSW, I felt that my knowledge and use of trauma-informed care would help those who have experienced abuse within the marching arts community.”

Email: alex.r@maasin.net
Role(s): Health & Wellness Committee Member, Scholarship Committee Member, Volunteer

“I joined MAASIN because I feel strongly about the mental well-being in the activity and how we can better care for our youth.”

Email: a.vanlaar@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

Performers of all backgrounds deserve safe and positive environments to learn, practice, teach, and share their art. As a member of MAASIN, I’m most interested in learning about the vast array of different (and similar) experiences across the marching arts world and applying what we learn from the community when creating educational resources.

Email: bianca.doone@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member, Scholarship Committee Member, LGBTQIA+ Working Group, BIPOC Working Group

I am a member of MAASIN because there is a need to increase access and inclusivity in all facets of the marching arts (not just drum corps), along with improving upon the current member experience across the activity. My work in MAASIN consists of collecting data from the community to aid in creating sustainable goals for the organization.

Email: billie@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Team Member, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I joined MAASIN due to a strong desire to provide support to members and a vision of a safer and more equitable marching arts activity. As a member of the whistleblower support team, it is my goal to provide assistance to those that come forward about harms caused within the activity. I also strive to provide support to people of the LGBTQIA+ community that are involved in the marching arts.

Email: bobby.burns@maasin.net

Role(s): Health & Wellness Committee Member, Research Committee Member, Communications Committee Member, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I joined MAASIN because I want to continue giving back to the marching arts by helping to make better and safer for everyone. I believe in the community approach to making this happen!

Email: brandon.olander@maasin.net

Role(s): BIPOC Working Group, Workshops

I joined MAASIN because I was privileged enough to have a positive, life-changing experience in the marching arts and because everyone deserves the same!

Email: cameron.guerrero@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Team Member

I joined MAASIN to make the marching arts a safe and enriching place for everyone.

Email: derek.hessing@maasin.net

Role(s): Health & Wellness Committee Member

I am a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer. I work with MAASIN to develop health-focused educational content for performers, educators, and the general public. The physical and mental demands on performers in the marching arts have never been higher. I hope to do my part to ensure they have the tools to perform at their best in a healthy and sustainable way.

Email: ian.calhoun@maasin.net

Role(s): Communications Committee Member, PROSPER Team Member, Scholarship Committee Member, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I joined MAASIN because the marching arts activity has failed many of its participants, and this organization is committed to amplifying their voices, holding people accountable, and making the activity safer.

Email: josh.clements@maasin.net

Role(s): Communications, Health & Wellness Committee, Scholarship Committee

Josh Clements joined MAASIN to help enact positive change within the marching arts community. He has been involved in the marching arts for over 8 years, all spent as a part of media teams for organizations across all levels of the activity. Josh hopes to use that experience to help MAASIN however he can, with a focus on communications and social media.

Email: jdozier9@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer, Health & Wellness Committee Member, Research Committee Member, Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

Justin Dozier is a senior in the percussion studio in music education department at Georgia state university looking to teach high school or pursue his masters degree after he graduates in 2024. Justin is a huge believer in equality in the marching arts and a member centric approach to the activity while also making better humans in life after the activity.

Email: page.justin@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member

I joined MAASIN because of the problems I witnessed with the activity while marching. I can't rightly send my high school students to these organizations without helping make it a safer place to be.

Email: Kaitlyn.Colyer@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member, PROSPER Team Member, Scholarship Committee Member

Through MAASIN, Kaitlyn strives to make a positive impact in students' lives and develop the next generation of our community by challenging harmful educational strategies and thought patterns in the marching arts. She specializes in developing educational resources, supporting past and current performers/staff through conflict and trauma, and applying behavioral and social science frameworks to marching arts research.

Email: karen.daubert@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Team Member, Scholarship Committee Member, Communications Committee Member

Karen joined MAASIN driven by a passion for positive change within the marching arts community. MAASIN's mission to advocate for safety, accessibility, inclusivity, and equity resonated with her deeply. With a background in merchandising, social media, graphic design, and education, Karen actively contributes to MAASIN's mission. With 15+ years of experience in the marching arts, she is dedicated to ending the tolerance of abusive behaviors in the community, ensuring everyone of all experience and skill levels are treated with respect and dignity.

Email: k.reilly@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer

I joined because the marching arts needs to evolve to grow and that means challenging and changing the status quo of not only marching band, but performing arts as a whole.

Email: emily.ksabrsula@maasin.net

Role(s): Communications Committee Member, Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

Kubs Sabrsula-Mendoza is a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer based out of East Texas. Originally a color guard member at the drum corps level, they played cymbals in their university marching band and are now a proud band director spouse.

Email: lauren.scott@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer

I joined MAASIN to be a part of a movement for change within the marching arts. I assist with scholarship activities, particularly related to elevating LGBTQ+ performers.

Email: mcase@maasin.net

Role(s): Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I joined MAASIN as a way to give back to the marching arts community in a way that is conducive to growth and helping the activity change in a positive way through increased inclusion and accountability. My role with MAASIN is Treasurer.

Email: matt.pouy@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Team Member

I joined MAASIN because of my experiences both marching and teaching within the activity. I work primarily with the PROSPER support team, assisting whistleblowers with submitting reports and finding resources to heal or find a safer place within the community.

Email: m.thompson@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer

I joined MAASIN as a founding member to help with the Safety of members that I didn’t trust the leaders of this activity to do. As a member, I have spent a majority of my time in MAASIN as an Admin, but as life is happening, I am transitioning to Scholarship Committee as I believe that is where I can best support now.

Email: d.natalie@maasin.net

Role(s): Health & Wellness Committee Member, Research Committee Member

I am a core organizer with MAASIN because I want people from all different backgrounds to find a creative outlet in the marching arts.

Email: phil.rose@maasin.net

Role(s): Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I am a core organizer with MAASIN because their philosophies are my philosophies - nobody should feel dehumanized in an educational environment of any kind, and I want to ensure that participation in the marching arts is a positive experience for everyone involved.

Email: rand.clayton@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Program Coordinator, Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group, Workshops

I started MAASIN because I believe in the strength of the marching arts community to care for each other as performers, staff, and people. I stay in MAASIN because all the other people on this page and who have supported us in our journey proved me right. Outside of MAASIN I am a social worker who has worked as a queer community center coordinator, accessibility programming coordinator, and sexual assault counsellor. This is reflected in my MAASIN organizing work as the PROSPER Program Coordinator and member of the LGBTQIA+ and disability working groups. I am always happy to be a resource for others so feel free to reach out to my email anytime.

Email: rebecca.pasillas@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer, BIPOC Working Group

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Email: sam.chase@maasin.net

Role(s): Research Committee Member, Scholarship Committee Member, Disability Working Group, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

I joined MAASIN because I wanted to make the marching arts a safer and more equitable place for performers. I am on the Research Committee and my main area of interest is member leadership in the marching arts. I also assist with the March with Pride Scholarship.

Email: sara.bowden@maasin.net

Role(s): Special Projects Organizer, LGBTQIA+ Working Group, Scholarship Committee Member, Research Committee Member

I joined MAASIN to re-chart the future of the marching arts by learning from its past. I organize with MAASIN to preserve what we love about our work and fight for what must change.

Email: tony.mccrackin@maasin.net

Role(s): Volunteer, LGBTQIA+ Working Group

Email: will.careri@maasin.net

Role(s): PROSPER Team Member, Communications Committee Member, Disability Working Group

I work with MAASIN because I believe in a more accessible marching arts activity where the wellbeing of members are put above a corps’ competitive placement or financial bottom line.