| Preston J. Howard Jr
Currently serves as Visual Designer and Visual Caption
Head for Oregon State University, Skyview High School
from Vancouver Washington, as well as several high school
programs through out the west coast.
Throughout his twenty six years involved in the pageantry
world, he has enjoyed designing and working with such
programs as the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps., Clovis
High School, Buchanan High School of Fresno California,
and many others.
Preston started his Drum Corps. career in 1978 with
the Seattle Imperials. He then went on to perform with
the Concord Blue Devils from 1983 – 1986, where
he was a soloist in 1984 and 1985, earning two most
outstanding performer awards (1984 and 1986). He was
then asked to come back and join the visual staff from
1987 - 1988.
Preston enjoys writing full field shows, winter guard,
and winter percussion shows. As well as being an accomplished
trumpet player, he also has experience in dance and
theater that he tries to incorporate in to his designs
to enhance the visual effectiveness of any given show
concept.
He currently resides in Lebanon, Oregon with his beautiful
wife Shawna and four year old son Preston III.
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