“Dr. Dan” marched nine years with the Sacramento Mandarins where he was a soprano and mellophone soloist and one season with the Seattle Imperials. He received the Joe Fong Award for the Most Outstanding member in 1981. Dan has written every Mandarins field show brass chart from 1982 until 2011. He was the Mandarins’ Brass Caption Head from 1982-1993, from 2005-2008, and from 2012- 2016. He currently arranges music for the Mandarins Brass Academy, a program that teaches brass students of all skill levels in the Sacramento region. He remains active teaching several high school bands in the Sacramento area and the Sac State Marching Band. Dr. Dan has been a part of the Pacific Crest Health Team as an Ophthalmologist Consultant since 2023.