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Alex Beltran is an active writer, teacher, performer, and clinician from New England, now based in Southwest Ohio. He holds a Masters Degree in Music History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he also received an Undergraduate Degree in Percussion Performance studying under Ayano Kataoka and Thom Hannum. 

While at UMass, Alex was a member of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band Battery from 2010 through 2013. He was also a member of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from 2011 through 2014, where he won the DCI World Championship in 2011 and the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award while serving as battery section leader for the 2013 season. Following his age out from The Cadets, he transitioned to the battery staff as the main quad technician for the 2015 and 2016 seasons before joining the percussion staff at the Boston Crusaders in 2017. 

During his graduate studies, Alex served as Teaching Assistant to Thom Hannum from 2014 to 2016 where he worked primarily with the front ensemble. From 2016 through 2019, Alex worked as the primary instructor for the UMass Drumline, where he arranged for the battery alongside Thom Hannum and Colin McNutt, and facilitated daily rehearsals for the entire percussion section. 

Outside of United Percussion, Alex is the Battery Caption Manager for the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, where he handles the daily teaching, equipment, and logistical needs of the battery and coordinates the teaching staff. He is also the interim Associate Director of the University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands program, where he oversees the writing, growth, and development of the percussion program of the Bearcat Bands. 

Alex proudly endorses Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, and Pearl Adams Instruments

Jesse’s marching experience started with Cadets2 in 2014 and continued on to march the Cadets in 2016 and 2017. Jesse has also been heavily involved in the Percussion Independent World scene in WGI, having marched with Cadets Winter Percussion in 2015 and 2016 and with United Percussion in 2018, all PIW finalist groups. 

As an educator, Jesse has proven an accomplished arranger as the Caption Head and Arranger at both Downingtown East High School outdoor program and the Downingtown Area School District indoor percussion program from 2017-2020. Jesse also taught Cadets2 during the 2017-2018 seasons and has since taught United Percussion 2’s Front Ensemble in the 2020 season and 2024-present seasons.

Sal Azzara is a front ensemble educator, arranger, sound designer, and audio engineer based in the Southeast PA region.

Sal studied Music Education at West Chester University and has performed with West Chester’s Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, and marching band. His marching experience includes performing with The Reading Buccaneers (’15-’16), The Cadets (’17-’18), and United Percussion (’20, ’22) as a front ensemble member.

Active in the Southeast PA region, he has worked with groups including Upper Darby High School, Downingtown Indoor Percussion, Shippensburg University, and The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps, and United Percussion 2. He served as Front Ensemble Arranger and Sound Designer at Downingtown East Winter Percussion and the Shippensburg University Marching Band since 2020, and also served as the Front Ensemble Coordinator and Sound Designer at the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps since 2020. 

He is excited to start his third year with United Percussion 2 in 2025, his first year as Sound Designer.

• Adam Germ is a pageantry arts educator and designer from Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He is an alumni of the Quakertown Community High School Class of 2019. Adam began his performing career with his high school marching band, and went on to perform with other ensembles such as The Cadets2 (2018) and the Blue Stars (2019-2022) drum corps.

  Adam’s teaching career began in the fall of 2019 with Central Bucks South High School and has continued his work through the 2024 fall season. He currently serves as the Visual Caption Head with Central Bucks and has since 2021. Adam is also currently on the visual staff with the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps (2023-2025) and has also worked with Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps (2024), where he teaches marching fundamentals and dance technique with the brass sections. He has also previously worked with United Percussion 2 (2023 & 2024) and Abington High School Indoor Percussion (2023) during the winter and spring months of the WGI season. Adam has contributed to two silver medalist performances as a drill designer with the Quakertown High School Indoor Percussion and the Central Bucks Combined Indoor Color Guard during the 2024 season in the MAPS and MAIN circuits respectively.

  Adam is very excited to spend his first season as a caption head in 2025!

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Her marching experience includes Unionville HS Marching Band and Indoor Percussion, the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band, Imperial Dynasty ‘19 and ‘20, and the Bushwackers ‘21 and ‘22. Megan has been teaching bass drum at Unionville HS since 2020. She joined the UP2 staff for the 2024 season and is currently in her first season teaching the University of Delaware Drumline. Outside of the marching world, Megan has a degree in Environmental Science and Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware. She currently works as a zookeeper!

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Oscar is a marching arts educator currently in the greater Philadelphia area. He is originally from Fair Lawn, NJ, where he started marching with the marching band & indoor percussion ensembles. After graduating, Oscar moved to Delaware to attend the University of Delaware and march in the UDMB. During his marching career, Oscar has also marched in the Hawthorne Caballeros, Jersey Surf, United Percussion 2, and aged out with United Percussion World in 2023. He has previously taught at Middletown HS for both marching band and indoor drumline, and the Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps.

Oscar holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and currently lives in Maryland where he is working as a Quality Engineer. This will be Oscar’s second year teaching United Percussion 2, and is thrilled to be returning to the team as a cymbal staff member.

Charles “Chuck” Cuautli is a North Jersey based percussionist and educator and is incredibly excited to return to United Percussion 2 for his 4th year. Chuck began his marching career at Passaic High School and would go on to march numerous drum corps and indoor percussion ensembles such as The Raiders, Jersey Surf, The Hawthorne Caballeros, Cadets2, East Coast Percussion and United Percussion. 

Charles proudly served as battery co-caption head at Passaic High School with his brother, Oliver, for several years and eventually co-directing the program with him for the 2023 season. Charles currently serves as percussion caption head for the Pequannock Township High School marching band and a drum tech at Wayne Valley High School. 

Outside of the marching world, Charles is a K-3 general music teacher and 4th-6th grade choral director in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey. 

Matt Krause is an up and coming percussion educator in the New Jersey area. He was a percussion instructor for Monroe Township High school and Bushwackers Academy, and will be returning for his second season as a snare tech for United Percussion 2.

Matt found his love for the activity while participating in the indoor and outdoor percussion programs at Toms River High School North. He began his drum corps career with the Bushwackers in 2015 and then returned later to march another 4 seasons (2018-2022), finishing his career as section leader. Matt attended Villanova University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and master’s degree in Software Engineering, and is currently a software engineer for Lockheed Martin.

Overall, Matt is highly passionate about the activity and ready to bring the energy to the teaching side of things. He is a loyal and devoted member of the organizations he is part of, and is excited to help mold the future of United Percussion 2.

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Caitlyn is excited to join the United Percussion 2 staff as a front ensemble technician this winter!

Caitlyn began to perform in the independent circuit at the Hawthorne Caballeros in 2017, where she returned in 2018. During college, Caitlyn went on to march with the West Chester University Golden Rams Marching Band for their 2018 and 2019 seasons. She also had the chance to perform with United Percussion 2 in 2020 and Empyrean Percussion in 2023. She’s grateful to be able to give back to the organization where she started her journey in WGI. 

On the other side of the activity, she has had the incredible opportunity to teach at several schools in the tri-state area including Abington High School, Avon Grove High School, Appoquinimink High School, and Downingtown East High School. She also serves as the front ensemble caption head and arranger at Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pa. 

Caitlyn graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in May of 2022 with her Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She then completed her Bachelor of Music in Studio Composition in August of 2023.

Laura Sachaczenski is a front ensemble instructor and K-1 general music teacher who currently lives in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. 

She has a B.A. in Music Education on clarinet from West Chester University, where she was active in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, marching band, and various chamber ensembles. She has performed in national conferences, various exhibitions, including BOA Grand National Championships, and concerts abroad in China and Germany. 

She began her journey with front ensembles at the age of 12, performing with her high school's indoor percussion and marching band programs. During her time at West Chester University, she performed with open and world class marching ensembles including Imperial Dynasty '18, Reading Buccaneers '19, United Percussion '20-'22, and Boston Crusaders in '21. 

She has worked as a front ensemble technician with programs in Pennsylvania including Methacton Indoor Percussion, West Chester East Marching Band, Hatboro Horsham Marching Band, and Springford Indoor Percussion. She is currently teaching the front ensemble for the  West Chester University Marching Band and the Phoenixville Area School District.  

She is very excited to give back to the United Percussion organization in her third year as a UP2 front ensemble instructor!

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