2008 Staff
Susan M. Raymond, Director
  • Converted Marching Band Director with experience at the high school, college, and professional level - Tuba player with the National Symphony (Wolf Trap, Washington, D.C.), member of the University of Michigan marching band, show designer for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Marching Band, band director at Castle High School (Kaneohe, HI), and West High School (Salt Lake City, UT), and started out as a tuba player under J. Zuill Bailey at Woodbridge Senior High (Woodbridge, VA),
  • Graduate of Northern Michigan University under the infamous Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser with Graduate Degrees and work from Eastern Michigan University, University of Michigan, University of Hawaii, and University of Utah
  • Founder of Urban Expressions Independent A Winter Guard and West High School's Scholastic A Winter Guard Unit

Contact Susan - uexwg@hotmail.com

  • Sumer Addy, Choreographer - A graduate of the Modern Dance Department of the University of Utah with a BFA, Sumer hails from Michigan where she has done extensive choreography work with the circuit there. Her background included DCI having marched in '99 with Santa Clara Vanguard and in '94 & '95 with Glassmen. Her hobby of winter guard has taken her many places to teach (Ohio, Indiana, Wyoming, Utah, and Michigan) and for the past few years, she has concentrated her talents on Show Design with several guards in Michigan.
  • Sara Raymond, Technician - Currently a member of the World Class Corona Winter Guard and an age-out of the DCI Blue Knights, she is a student at the University of Utah majoring in Sports Management and Oral Communications with a dual minor in Business and Coaching, Sara has been marching since she was in sixth grade. A long-time winter guard member, she brings us a fresh perspective. She has choreographed and taught at American Fork, Grantsville, and Bingham High Schools both Fall and Winter Programs with 1st and 2nd place finishes.
  • Joey Peck, Technician - Currently the director of West Jordan / Bingham Winter Guard, Joey started out with Urban Expressions just a couple of years ago. A confirmed band geek while in high school and a member of the University of Utah's marching band, Joey never thought that he would end up spinning. Joey also worked with both Bingham and West Jordan's Fall programs.
  • Scott Ruiz, Clinician - Currently the choreographer and director of some of the best guards in the Southern California area. Scott has spent many years with the Winter Guard Association of Southern California in both capacities as staff and performer having recently spun with the WGI World Medalist 'Fantasia'. We are honored to have Scott on our staff!
  • Mike Robinson, Clinician has been involved with the Michigan Color Guard Circuit since the mid-90's. He has instructed many class champions as well as served on the MCGC Board of Directors. He has trained others to be instructors and freely given of his analytical skills including providing "judges tapes" to any unit that asked.