About Us Richard Lopez - Owner Richard Lopez - an instructor and show designer since 1978 for many Texas high school color guards and bands. Richard has designed shows for numerous indoor color guard state champions, UIL Texas State marching finalists and WGI regional champions. He has also designed programs for state solo and ensemble color guard champions. Richard was the education director for the Texas Educational Color Guard Circuit. Richard is also a marching band drill designer. He has written for the Revolution Drum and Bugle corps as well as many high schools. Many of his drills have placed in the UIL State Marching Band contests. His drill for the Revolution Drum and Bugle Corp finished 4th at the D.C.I. Finals. Richard is the owner of Performer's Academy, a consulting company for the visual arts. He is an active member of Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association and executive board member for the Schertz, Cibolo and Universal City Community Fine Arts Network. Saundra Patton-Decker - Instructor Saundra Lee Decker - was 1987's Miss West Virginia for the Miss America Scholarship Program. She was the recipient of the Cavalier Talent Scholarship at the 1988 Miss America Pageant and also received preliminary talent scholarship awards at the 1985 and 1986 Miss West Virginia Scholarship Pageants. Saundra is a former Lawrence County Junior Miss and received the Creative and Performing Arts Scholarships for both Lawrence County Junior Miss and Pennsylvania Junior Miss Programs. She has received over 1200 awards for her performing abilities including over 100 State and National championship titles. Saundra received a B.F.A. in Theater with an emphasis in Acting and Dance from West Virginia University and was a feature twirler with the Pride of West Virginia University Marching Band from 1984-1988. Saundra is an accomplished choreographer of dance, baton twirling and color guard. She is a coach and choreographer for over 75 State and Regional champions in all fields of performance. Saundra is a former co-owner of Performer's Academy and is currently an instructor for the company. She has been teaching since 1978 and continues to stay current with today's trends in performance. Tyler Berget - Instructor Tyler is a graduate of Lampasas High School. While attending, he was a member of the Lampasas Badger Band from 2002-2006 where he served as Band officer for three years, and drum major his final year. He was also a member of the Lampasas High School Illusion Winter Guard from 2004-2006, and succeeded in becoming the Texas Color Guard Circuit State Champions in the Scholastic AAA class with their production of “The Carpenters”. After graduating, Tyler became a cast member for both the Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps and Winter Guard and performed within the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Tyler also had the privilege to perform with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps in their production of “Metamorphosis”. He finalized his drum corps career in 2008 as an age out with the Crossmen and their production of “Planet X”. He also had the honor of participating in the inaugural season of the Identity Independent Open Winter Guard, where he served as captain. Tyler currently resides and attends school in San Antonio, Texas where he is director of the William H. Taft High School Color Guard, and technician for Roosevelt High School. Samuel Rosado - Instructor Samuel Rosado is a graduate of Lampasas High School where he was a drum major for the 2002-2004 marching season. He played oboe and received many awards on a state level. After graduating, he marched with the Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps in the summer of 2005. He also performed with the University of Texas at Arlington marching ensemble in the fall of 2005. He then became a cast member of the 2006-2007 Revolution Independent Winterguard. He most recently performed with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2008 production "The Knockout." He is currently residing in San Antonio, Texas and is very excited to be with Performer's Academy. Emily Razo - Instructor   Christina Myer - Instructor