President/Circuit Director:

Natasha Terrell

Natasha began dancing at the age of 3 and was a competitive dancer from ages 6 to 18. In the fall of 2002, she joined the Pomona High School color guard, where she helped win four CBA state championships and was a WGI Scholastic World Finalist in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She marched with Oracle Winter Guard (IW)  in 2006 and Opus 10 (IO and IW) Winter Guard from 2009–2013 and again in 2017. Since 2006, she has been a dedicated member and choreographer for Oracle Performance Ensemble. She began working with Anesidora Winter Guard in 2012 and became co-director of the organization in 2023. Natasha is thrilled to be taking on this role with RMCGA.  

Vice President/Director of Training:

Xander Caven

Xander has been involved in the marching arts since 2009. Xander marched with his high school and shortly after decided to spin Independently with the following groups; Mysterium, Solstice Winterguard, Rise Winterguard, Opus X, Malachi Independent, and Invictus. Xander has also been teaching in the RMCGA circuit for over 10 years with various groups and is currently one of the directors at Legacy High School. He is very excited to continue to help grow the RMCGA circuit and grow the Colorado color guard community.

Treasurer/Director of Finance:

Jeff Hargis

Jeff has been involved with the marching band and color guard activities since 2006 as a performer, technician, choreographer, designer, director, clinician, and adjudicator. He began judging Colorado winter guards in 2015 and has since expanded to other activities and states. Jeff is passionate about teaching and mentoring young students and instructors; especially helping students continue their involvement in the marching arts after high school through opportunities such as drum corps, instruction, and independent winter guard. Jeff recently completed his Master’s in School Counseling and works as a high school counselor in Colorado

Secretary/Director of Public Relations:

Michael Sulpizio

Michael has been involved in the color guard activity since 2012 in various roles including performer, technician, choreographer, and most recently adjudicator. Early in his color guard career, Michael found mentors within the dance world that helped him refine his technical skills and explore a world of artistic and stylistic choices to individualize his art of movement. Michael recently completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and looks forward to a new career in critical care nursing.

Contest Director:

Kendra Whelchel

Kendra has been involved with RMCGA since she was 14 years old as a performer for 7 years and on the contest staff for the rest of the time.  She took a few years off in the middle of this time and didn’t know what to do with herself, so she came back! She is also a Contest Administrator for WGI so if you don’t see her at a contest, she is probably traveling to some exciting place (like Kansas City).

Chief Judge:

William Chumley

As a marching member, instructor, consultant, judge, and color guard director, William Chumley has committed over 42 years to the pageantry arts, where his various roles have included: serving on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association for 30 years; judging worldwide for Drum Corps United Kingdom, Drum Corps Japan, Color Guard Netherlands, Winter Guard International, Bands of America, and Drum Corps International for over 29 years; and training, mentoring, and scheduling judges as president of the Rocky Mountain Judges’ Association. William trains judges and instructors around the world.  As a color guard director and instructor, William has created World Championship teams, established fully functioning non-profit arts organizations, and has consulted and taught in both high school and independent settings.  His passion for success along with creating a collaborative environment are trademarks. William is the caption manager for Design Analysis and General Effect with WGI.

Metro / Northern Region

Jaylen Gedge

Southern Region

Robby Stroup

Robby has a plethora of performance and teaching experiences. Starting his color guard journey in high school with Mesa Ridge High School, and performing with MRHS for three years. Robby then continued to march within the 2022 and 2023 seasons of Drums Corps International. Robby has also marched multiple winter guard and summer groups within Colorado. As an educator he’s helped lead groups to recruit and grow within the activity, and worked with  and designed top placing ensembles within various RMCGA divisions.

Western Region

Natasha Zepeda

Natasha has been actively involved in the marching arts community for twelve years, taking on various roles including that of a performer, technician, choreographer, designer, and head director at both SRA and SA level. Her colorguard journey began at Montrose High School, where she performed for four years before relocating to Greeley, CO, to work as a technician at Greeley West High School. After her time in Greeley, Natasha returned to Montrose and assumed the position of head colorguard director at Montrose High School in 2020.

At Montrose, she has successfully guided the program to numerous accolades, including winning the CBA 4A High Visual Award in 2023,  medaling in SA in 2024, and being honored as the RMCGA Director of the Year in 2025.

Recently, Natasha graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Psychology. As she is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and empowering environment for all students to learn and grow. While bringing representation, education, and a strong voice to the Western Slope.