A.J. Snapp: Brass Caption Head
A.J. graduated from East Stroudsburg South High School in 2006 and went on to major in music education at West Chester University. After graduating in 2010, he began marching with the Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps (2010-2013). He spent three seasons on the tuba, two as tuba section leader, and one season on the baritone. He has arranged for more than a dozen marching bands including Central Bucks South High School, Upper Dublin High School and the College of the Holy Cross. A.J. is currently the director of bands and orchestras at DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland.
Trevor Santora: Percussion Caption Head
Trevor Santora comes to Thunder Brigade with a vast amount of experience and knowledge from all levels of the marching activity as this is his 20th year in the sport.
He is a native of Salisbury, Maryland where he attended Wicomico High School. After 6 years of the Jr/Sr High marching program, he went on to perform with several world class ensembles including the World Champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps, United Percussion, Jersey Surf, Lehigh Valley Knights and the Baltimore Marching Ravens.
Trevor's teaching experience includes many high school programs on the east coast including Parkside High School, James M Bennett High School and Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland; Bensalem High School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania; Middle-Township High School in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey; and Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware. He also taught The Windsor Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps, The Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps and Chesapeake Percussion.
Trevor currently lives on the Eastern Shore with his wife, Pamela, and works for a mechanical contracting firm.
