BDPA offers young men and women between the ages of 7 and 25 high quality educational and performance experiences in the areas of musical and dance performance. Founded in 1957, BDPA’s objective is to develop personal character through challenging physical, emotional, mental, and social activities while promoting the values of dedication, hard work, and commitment to a team effort. Over 450 young people currently participate in BDPA programs, and over 8,000 young people, in 2,000 families, have been served by the BDPA organization since 1957.
Lainey Braatz | Office | Director of Operations |
Christine Clayton Fisher | Office | Travel Coordinator |
Claudia Erne | Office | Development Coordinator |
Brandon Gedalje | Office | Director of Social Media Marketing |
David Gibbs | Office | Senior Executive Advisor |
Shawn Griddine | Office | Facilites Administrator |
Cynthia Houston | Office | Bingo Pleasanton Manager |
Elizabeth Howard | Office | Bingo Operations Manager |
Lucky Kalanges | Office | Director of Bingo |
Pep Manning | Office | Transportation Manager |
Terry Maurer | Office | Director of Transportation |
Nathan Reppert | Office | Bingo Suisun Manager |
Kathy Serksnis | Office | Chief Operating Officer |
Michael Stone | Office | Chief Operating Officer |
Jim Verrett | Office | Chief Executive Officer |
Susie Ferreira | Office | Special Operations & Event Manager |
Jeff McNurlan | Office | Corporate and Grant Manager |
Phen Pedron | Office | Product Manager / Lead UX Developer |
Michael Zapanta | Office | Director of Filmed Media & Content |
Rick Valenzuela | Office | Director of Education Events, Partner Relations and BDI |
2023 B Corps Staff
Lainey Braatz | Office | Director |
Katelyn Matson | Office | Corps Manager |
Rebecca Miles | Office | Corps Manager |
Calvin Carr | Office | Corps Manager |
Steven Potter | Office | Corps Manager |
Shawn Griddine | Office | Corps Manager |
Alec Rodriguez | Front Ensemble | Instructor |
Scott Downs | Brass | Instructor |
Brooke Farrar | Brass | Intern |
Sean Clark | Leadership | Staff Coordinator/Percussion Caption Head/Battery Arranger |
Chris Carrasco | Design | Program and Visual Designer |
John Meehan | Design | Composer & Brass Arranger |
Geoff Schoeffel | Design | Audio/Sound Design |
Gary Briggs | Visual | Visual Caption Head |
Nicholas Garcia | Brass | Brass Co-Caption Head |
Alexander Frank | Brass | Co-Caption Head |
Adam Wilke | Brass | Co-Caption Head |
Chavadith Tantavirojn | Front Ensemble | Front Ensemble Caption Head/Arranger |
Eduardo Chavarria | Guard | Color Guard Co-Caption Head / Movement Tech |
Elijah Morales | Guard | Color Guard Co-Caption Head |
Joey Staab | Battery | Battery Manager |
Michael Adrias | Visual | Instructor |
Charlotte Alegado | Visual | Instructor |
Chris Prell | Visual | Instructor |
Brianna Gier | Visual | Instructor |
Giovanny Rodriguez | Visual | Instructor |
Everett Henrie | Visual | Instructor |
Alexandra Munoz | Guard | Instructor/Fitness Coordinator |
Raven Bautista | Guard | Instructor |
Reina Dayrit | Guard | Instructor |
Brice Bach | Brass | Instructor |
Javier Cerna | Brass | Instructor |
Emma Boone | Brass | Instructor |
Brittany Shankle | Brass | Instructor |
Matt Okumoto | Brass | Instructor |
Hannah Boyer | Battery | Cymbal Instructor |
Ryoken Russell Apostol | Battery | Cymbal Instructor |
Danny Pendergrass | Battery | Snare Instructor |
Casey Quevedo | Battery | Snare Instructor |
Joy Duarte | Battery | Bass Instructor |
Dominick Villaverde | Battery | Bass Instructor |
Brandon Adamson | Battery | Bass Instructor |
Kevin Garrett | Battery | Quad Instructor |
William Mitsuk | Battery | Quad Instructor |
Amanda Steinhauer | Front Ensemble | Front Ensemble Instructor |
Jackson Lai | Front Ensemble | Front Ensemble Technician |
Alan Han | Front Ensemble | Audio Manager |
Zach Mullis | Electronics | Audio Technician |