Educational Staff

Fred Ford

Fred has a long-time involvement in the marching arts as a performer, instructor, administrator and adjudicator.

Fred returns to the Spartans as Program and Staff Coordinator for 2025 after a successful 2024 season. He previously served as Program Coordinator for the 2023, 2013 & 2014 seasons.

He also held similar roles at the East Coast Jazz, Jersey Surf and Citations and was a member of the Boston Crusaders Board of Directors.

He was inducted in the Mass Music Educator and Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2011. Fred has been an active adjudicator since 1990 and judges for numerous scholastic marching band and indoor circuits as well as Drum Corps Associates. Fred

lives in Wakefield, MA with his wife Cheryl and 2 children. He is the Vice President of Sales for Interstate Outdoor and the drummer for the Soul Revival Orchestra.

Gilles Ouellette

Gilles is a freelance Visual Designer, Technician and Adjudicator for High School Marching Bands, Drum Corps, Winter Guards and Winter Percussion Ensembles.

Gilles has been the Visual Designer for the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps from 2001-2007 and from 2010-present.

He resides in Nashville, TN. He is a member and active adjudicator for the Gulf Coast Judges Association (GCJA), Winterguard International (WGI) and is the Contest Coordinator for the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit (SCGC).

Aaron Goldberg

A native of Boston, Aaron Goldberg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from UMass Lowell and a Master’s degree in Music Performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

Aaron Goldberg has been brass arranger for the Spartans since 2019, the year the corps won the DCI Open Class World Championship.

He is a member of the Crossmen Hall of Fame and has taught numerous World Class & Open Class hornlines throughout the last twenty years. Aaron is currently on faculty in the School of Music at Boston University, where he serves as Director of Athletic Bands, Big Band Jazz Ensemble, and Commencement Brass Choir.

Addison Kaetterle

Addison is excited to return in 2025 for his 3rd season as Guard Designer where he will continue with the Spartans Color Guard tradition of excellence! Addison was an alumnus of the Spartans from 2001-2003. He is currently the Color Guard Director at Dartmouth High School (Dartmouth, MA), where he has been for the past 12 years.

Brian Spencer

This is Brian’s 3rd season as the Battery Arranger. Previously, he was on staff with the Boston Crusaders and is an alumnus of The Boston Crusaders, the Spartans, Spirit of America, United Percussion, and Music City Mystique. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands in Everett Public Schools and a snare tech for United Percussion.

Thomas Wilson

Thomas Wilson is currently the band director at Shepherd Hill Regional High School in Dudley, MA. He has extensive experience in the marching arts, including 2 seasons with the Spartans, 2 seasons with the Cadets, and 4 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the direction of Thom Hannum.

He has worked with the Connecticut Hurricanes and currently serves as the front ensemble caption head and arranger for the Jersey Surf.

Thomas has arranged for championship-winning ensembles from around the country and is excited to bring his perspective to the Spartans!

Michael Zellers

Michael Zellers is the assistant director of bands at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. He works with the concert, marching, and pep bands for Stevenson’s School of Design Arts and Communication. In addition to his work at Stevenson, Zellers is the electronics designer for the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle corps from Boston, Massachusetts. Before joining Boston’s staff, Michael served on the percussion staff of The Cadets from 2011-2015.

He served as a front ensemble technician from 2011-2013 and the Electronics designer from 2013-2015. Michael worked at Leander High School in Leander, Texas, in various roles from 2012-2022. Zellers received his master’s in music performance from the University of Delaware and his bachelor’s in music from West Chester University.

Don MacTaggart

Mr. MacTaggart has adjudicated marching band and drum & bugle corps programs throughout the United States and Canada and is a highly sought-after clinician and judge.
Since his days as a performer with the Revere, MA 27th Lancers, he has judged for Bands of America, Drum Corps International, Drum Corps Associates and many local and regional associations including many national championship shows.

Mr. MacTaggart has written and arranged for many marching bands and drum corps.

He has also served in the role as program coordinator, staff coordinator and consultant for many others. He is the former marching band director of Peabody, MA HS and is currently on staff with the highly successful Nashua, NH Spartans who have won multiple DCI Open Class Championships.

Mr. MacTaggart is a member of the Massachusetts Drum Corps and Music Educators Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Fr. Robert Carr Exemplary Service Award. He is the former Music Education Director for the Massachusetts Judges Association and he is the current Judge Administrator for the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association.

In his limited spare time, Mr. MacTaggart gives private lessons in the Boston area.

Brian Spencer

This is Brian’s 3rd season as the Battery Arranger. Previously, he was on staff with the Boston Crusaders and is an alumnus of The Boston Crusaders, the Spartans, Spirit of America, United Percussion, and Music City Mystique. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands in Everett Public Schools and a snare tech for United Percussion.

Don MacTaggart

Mr. MacTaggart has adjudicated marching band and drum & bugle corps programs throughout the United States and Canada and is a highly sought-after clinician and judge.
Since his days as a performer with the Revere, MA 27th Lancers, he has judged for Bands of America, Drum Corps International, Drum Corps Associates and many local and regional associations including many national championship shows.

Mr. MacTaggart has written and arranged for many marching bands and drum corps.

He has also served in the role as program coordinator, staff coordinator and consultant for many others. He is the former marching band director of Peabody, MA HS and is currently on staff with the highly successful Nashua, NH Spartans who have won multiple DCI Open Class Championships.

Mr. MacTaggart is a member of the Massachusetts Drum Corps and Music Educators Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Fr. Robert Carr Exemplary Service Award. He is the former Music Education Director for the Massachusetts Judges Association and he is the current Judge Administrator for the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association.

In his limited spare time, Mr. MacTaggart gives private lessons in the Boston area.

Addison Kaetterle

Addison is excited to return in 2025 for his 3rd season as Guard Designer where he will continue with the Spartans Color Guard tradition of excellence! Addison was an alumnus of the Spartans from 2001-2003. He is currently the Color Guard Director at Dartmouth High School (Dartmouth, MA), where he has been for the past 12 years.