Instructional Staff 

Front Ensemble - Frances David
       Frances David is a graduate from Lemoore High School and is currently working on her B.A. in   Music Education at Fresno State.  She is part of the percussion studio and performs with the  Fresno State Wind Orchestra.  Frances also performs at Indoor Percussion competitions with Valley Independent Percussion.  As a soloist, Frances placed 3rd in the College Keyboard category at the Percussive Arts Society CA Competitive Festival.  This will be her first year working with Edison, although she is hardly a beginner, as she has taught front ensemble for the past 5 years with Liberty Middle School and Lemoore High School.  Frances will be teaching front ensemble at Edison for both fall and winter seasons. 
Drumline Instructor - Connor Bonstein
Picture and bio coming soon!
Colorguard Caption Head - Chris Ballesteros 
       Chris Ballesteros is a graduate from Sunnyside High School in Fresno, CA.  Chris is currently studying at Fresno State as a double major in Nursing and Dance.  During his 8 years of experience in colorguard and dance, Chris has performed with numerous groups, including the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band, Blue Devils Drum Corps, Frente, Frente Dance Ensemble, and Contemporary Dance Ensemble.  This will be Chris' third year teaching Colorguard at Edison.
Colorguard Caption Assistant - Arriyanna Hernandez
       Arriyana graduated from Clovis High School and is currently majoring in Liberal Studies at Fresno State.  She has performed with the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band for two years and served as the Colorguard representative for a year.  She has also competed at Winterguard competitions with  Frente and Out of the Blue.  Arriyana has been coaching since her sophomore year when she started with the elementary color guard Into the Blue.  Arriyana currently works as a Colorguard Instructor at Clark Intermediate School and will begin working at Edison's feeder Gaston Middle School this year.  This will be her second year teaching Colorguard at Edison.
​Marching Instructor - Misael Gutierrez
       Misael Gutierrez is a graduate of Edison High School and a proud alum of the Golden Brigade.  This season will mark his third year as staff.  Currently, Misael studies at Fresno State and is pursuing a B.A. in Music Education.  He performs with the Fresno State Wind Orchestra as well as the Fresno State Jazz Ensemble, as a tubist and trombonist, respectively.  He was also a part of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band for 2 years, and served as section leader for the tuba section during his last year.  Misael has been a tuba player for 12 years now, and is currently a part of the Fresno State tuba studio where he receives private lessons from retired Manchester G.A.T.E band director and well-known tubist Ed Hull.  At age 14, Misael began his career as a performing artist, performing on tuba with various local Regional Mexican genre bands including Banda, Norteño, and Sierreño styles. He now performs every weekend across the entire state of California as a tubist for various bands. He maintains a busy schedule and is in high demand as a performing tuba player within the Regional Mexican music genre.  During his free time, Misael directs, manages and promotes his own "Banda Sinaloense" located in Dinuba, Ca, composed of mostly high school and college musicians from the surrounding cities. As a hobby, he enjoys learning new instruments as well as composing and arranging music for small ensemble and banda. Misael currently serves as the Brass Instructor for the Bullard Talent K-8 school of the arts band program.  This year, Misael plans to join the staff at Edison's feeder, Gaston Middle School.