Andy Sanders is a twenty-one year veteran band director/percussion instructor who has taught in the public schools of Mississippi and Texas. Mr. Sanders also served on staff with the Sky Ryders Drum & Bugle Corps. He currently serves as the Director of Bands in Southaven, Mississippi. Under his direction, the Southaven Band Program has become one of the pre-eminent band programs in the state of Mississippi.

Mr. Sanders received his Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Mississippi and his Master of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi under the direction of Dr. Thomas Fraschillo. His bands have received Superior Ratings consistently through the years in marching, sight-reading, and concert performances. In the year 2000, Mr. Sanders was selected as The Mississippi Band Director of the Year. He has also served as both Marching Director and Percussion Instructor for the Mississippi Lion’s All-State Band. In 2007 Mr. Sanders was selected to instruct and conduct the Mississippi All State Concert Band.

For the past eight years Mr. Sanders has served as the Percussion Judge Administrator for Winter Guard International. His WGI administrative duties include judge training, judge assignments, and various educational endeavors for WGI.

Hailing from the small community of St. Clair, MO, Brian received his primary music education from St. Clair High School under the instruction of Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Elaine Swofford. Brian's musical endeavors at St. Clair High School took him to Southwest Missouri State where he studied Music Education with an emphasis in Trumpet Performance.

While at SMS Brian was involved in all of the top major ensembles, student brass quintet, and a section leader, turned staff member, of the 400-member Bruin Pride Marching Band. Brian was also professionally involved in the university and community through Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, in which he served as Warden.

While in college, Brian was exposed to the world of Drum & Bugle Corps and its educational benefits. During the 1996 DCI season, Brian marched Soprano with the Madison Scouts from Madison, WI. As an instructor, Brian enjoyed four years of teaching visual and brass techniques for the Kickapoo High School "Golden Arrow Band", two years with the Bruin Pride Band as a student staff member, and three years with the Cadets of Cordova from Cordova, TN.
 

Brian and his beautiful wife Sarah moved to Memphis in late 2002 with their two Boston Terriers Haus and Zeke. "I am grateful for the opportunity that Mr. Sanders and the students have given me. I look forward to this season and the years to come with the Southaven High School Band."

Missy Moffitt Jenkins, Guard Instructor
Missy first marched with the Colts in the summer of 1990. She then moved to The Phantom Regiment where she marched for the 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 seasons and was a sabre for the 1992 show. She also marched with the WGI Independent Open Class Champions of 1994, Chimeras as a sabre.

Missy began her color guard teaching career in 1994 at Houston High School. She taught there for 5 Winter guard season and 4 fall season ending with the 1998 "Ghost" winter guard show. Missy also taught for three years at The University of Memphis, for two years at Munford High School and at Cordova High School for three years. Missy and her partner Jeremy Driver formed World Finalist Winter guard Amalgamation in 2004.

Missy received her Bachelor in Education at the University of Memphis and taught at Arlington Elementary for one semester and in Florida schools for three years. She has been happily married to her husband Scott since 1998 and they are the proud parents of A.J. born in October of 2001 and Tristan born in February of 2004.