Nick Arce Drum Workshop Educator NICK ARCE is a world-class educator from La Quinta, Ca. He teaches on the battery staff at Arcadia High School 2017-present, RCC Indoor Percussion 2015-present, and The Blue Devils 2014-present, working specifically with the respective snare sections. His other teaching experiences include being the quad tech at Carolina Crown in […]
Zak Stillwell
Zak Stillwell Visual Designer ZAK STILLWELL is a full-time visual designer, choreographer, instructor, and clinician based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently the visual caption head for the Blue Knights, a role he has held since 2019. Spanning more than two decades, Zak’s pageantry career includes credits as a performer with […]
Genevieve Hilburn
Genevieve Hilburn Bass Drum Instructor GENEVIEVE HILBURN hails from Southern California, born and raised in Northern Los Angeles. She currently attends California State University Northridge in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance. She works as a percussion instructor for the fall and winter programs at Thousand Oaks High School and La Cañada High […]
Gilbert Nazari
Gilbert Nazari Bass Drum Instructor GILBERT NAZARI is a percussion educator and designer based in Southern California. His performance experience includes Dark Sky Percussion, RCC, Blue Stars, Mandarins, and Blue Devils. Since 2016, Gilbert has taken on teaching roles across Southern California at schools such as Burbank High School, Crescenta Valley High School, Arcadia High […]
Sean Enright
Sean Enright Assistant Corps Director SEAN ENRIGHT’S affiliation with Pacific Crest began in 2001, when he performed as a marching member in the (then) 2-valve G-baritone bugle section. He continued as a performer through 2004 and joined the brass staff for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. After working in reality television, Sean’s pursuit of a […]
Elizabeth Acosta
Elizabeth Acosta Board of Directors ELIZABETH ACOSTA has been in the banking industry for over 20 years. Currently in her role as Vice President, Senior Investigator at City National Bank, Elizabeth has knowledge and experience in banking operations, compliance, and financial crimes. Specifically, as an Investigator, Elizabeth is responsible for primarily conducting Fraud but also […]
Jordon Pinchback
Jordon “JP” Pinchback Rehearsal and Tour Assistant Born in The Old North State of North Carolina and raised in Tampa, Florida, JORDON PINCHBACK recently received his Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies from St. Petersburg College. While pursuing his degree, Jordon was an educational technician at Countryside High School as a dual visual and brass technician […]
Ayatey Shabazz
Ayatey Shabazz Assistant Corps Director AYATEY SHABAZZ is the Founder, President, and CEO of The DevMusic Company, which focuses on quality print music for marching bands, concert bands, jazz bands, and percussion ensembles, as well as engraving and music preparation services for composers and other publishing companies. The DevMusic Company is global, with distribution in […]