Instructional Leadership
Section Leaders
Flute
Kendall Curtis-Malone (he/him)
Kendall Curtis-Malone is a third year Music Education major from San Antonio, Texas. "I can do a really good Jennifer Coolidge impression (it’s actually really bad)"
Carolina (Caro) Martinez (she/her)
Caro is a music education major with emphasis in flute.
Clarinet
Elijah Paterson (he/him)
Elijah Paterson is a second year GB member. Elijah is a music education major with emphasis in clarinet.
Julian Johnson (he/him)
Julian Johnson is a third year GB member. Julian is a music education major from San Antonio, TX with emphasis in clarinet and knows all the words to man or muppet!
Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Ryan Fillinger (he/him)
Ryan Fillinger is a fourth-year student at UNT. He is a Composition ajor with a focus in saxophone. Ryan is originally from GB. Outside of GB, Ryan is an active artist who commissions drawings of family pets!
Hector Fontanez (he/they)
Hector Fontanez is a third year GB member from Fort Worth, Texas majoring in Music Education with a concentration in saxophone. A fun fact about Hector is that he is a multi-instrumentalist by trade. His top 3 favorite instruments to play are sax, bass guitar, and piano.
Trumpet
Gabe Ayers (he/him)
This is Gabe Ayers: "What is up Green Brigade Nation, my name is Gabe, I’m from Colleyville, TX, and this has been my 2nd year of GB. A fun little fact about me is that my middle name is Reginald, after my great-grandfather on my mom’s side!"
Charlotte Power (she/her)
Charlotte Power is a music education major with emphasis in trumpet. This will be her second year playing trumpet for GB, and she is originally from California.
Delia Esparza (she/her)
Delia Esparza is a third-year trumpet player for the Green Brigade. She is from Tioga, Texas, and is double-majoring in Music Education and Political Science. Despite trumpet being her primary instrument, she marched drumline all through high school and never marched trumpet until joining the Green Brigade!
Mellophone
Vincent Cappello
Vincent Capello is a third year Music Education major (concentration in clarinet) from Santa Barbara, California. Vincent has marched in Drum Corps International with the Seattle Cascades in 2020, Genesis in 2021, Academy in 2022 and most recently the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2023. He is a currently serving as the vice president of music fraternity (Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia).
Nathaniel Holland (he/him)
Nathaniel is a music education major with emphasis horn. This will be his third year playing mellophone for GB, and he is one of the coordinators for the Funky Fresh Volleyball and Basketball Bands!.
Trombone
Julianna Frohardt (she/they)
Julianna Frohardt is a 3rd year member of GB from Frisco, TX. Julianna is an Elementary Education major and collects Coca-Cola merchandise of all kinds. Julianna is also one of the coordinators of the Funky Fresh Volleyball and Basketball Band!
Isaiah Wright (he/him)
Isaiah Wright is third year member from Humble, TX. Isaiah is a Human Development & Family Science major and also participates in an Independent Winter Guard! .
Baritone
Jaden Overbeck (he/him)
Jaden Overbeck is in his second year of GB and is a music education major with an emphasis in euphonium. Jaden is from Garland, TX and enjoys rock climbing, building computers, and exploring nature!
Joseph Nguyen (he/him)
Joseph Nguyen is in his 3rd year as a member of GB and is a Music Education major (euphonium concentration) from Haltom City, Texas. Joseph's fun fact is that he has been chased by a pack of coyotes
Sousaphone
Ali Masswi
Ali Masswi is a third year member of GB and a Music Education/Music Performance major (tuba concentration) from Galveston, TX (shoutout the 409). A fun fact about Ali is that they have the same birthday as the main kid from Spy Kids.
Color Guard
Jacqueline Baquier Carillo (she/her)
Jacqueline Baquier Carillo: "My name is Jackie! I’m from Fort Worth Tx, and this was my second year in GB. Some fun facts about me is that I work at Dutch Bros, have gone/completed Culinary School, and am left handed!"
Boone Cannon (he/him)
Boone Cannon is in his second year as a member of GB.
Ian Callard (he/him)
This is Ian Callard's fourth year in GB. Ian is a music education major with emphasis in double bass. Ian has also served as drum major for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
Alexa Meland (she/her)
Alexa Meland is in her second year as a member of GB and serves as the logistics coordinator for the Colorguard. Alexa is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and is majoring in Studio Art/Sculpture. This is her second year ever doing color guard! She marched tenor sax throughout high school, and she loves her cat Chickpea!
Jacqueline Baquier Carillo (she/her)
Jacqueline Baquier Carillo: "My name is Jackie! I’m from Fort Worth Tx, and this was my second year in GB. Some fun facts about me is that I work at Dutch Bros, have gone/completed Culinary School, and am left handed!"
Boone Cannon (he/him)
Boone Cannon is in his second year as a member of GB.
Ian Callard (he/him)
This is Ian Callard's fourth year in GB. Ian is a music education major with emphasis in double bass. Ian has also served as drum major for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
Alexa Meland (she/her)
Alexa Meland is in her second year as a member of GB and serves as the logistics coordinator for the Colorguard. Alexa is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and is majoring in Studio Art/Sculpture. This is her second year ever doing color guard! She marched tenor sax throughout high school, and she loves her cat Chickpea!