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Miami Valley Adaptive Color Guard

Directors, Board, and Staff Members

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Director

Cathy Barnes-Miller

Hi, I am Cathy Barnes and I am the founder and co-director of the Miami Valley Adaptive Color Guard. I taught for Miamisburg City Schools for 38.5 years. I was the director of the Miamisburg High School World Guard for 26 years. During that time the World Guard achieved Gold medals 3 times and silver and bronze medals many times. I then went on to start the junior high program as well as the elementary program. I was a feature twirler at my school, Sycamore High School in Cincinnati and was Captain of the Miller Blackhawks Twirling Corp.  I was a United States Twirling Association Judge for 15 years and have been judging colorguards in band competitions and winterguard competitions for the past 30 years.

Miami Valley ACG

Board of Directors

President: Gretchen Jansen
Vice President: Charla Clapp
Treasurer: Tonia Vasquez
Secretary: Kathy Vickers
Guard Representative: Cathy Barnes

Miami Valley ACG

Staff Members

Julie Bolton
Kayla Wootan
Bridget Fricke
Kelly Johnston
Kent Sholder
 Kellie Kramer Blanton 
Caroline Snyder Weir
Ashley Jansen
Bella Bennett
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Staff Member

Julie Bolton

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Miamisburg World Guard
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Started with ACG in 2018

Hi, I’m Julie, and I’m thrilled to be part of the ACG family.  I love these kids – they are AMAZING!  I’m a past Miamisburg World guard alum (before tarps were a thing).  I was the first alum to teach the Miamisburg Jr. Vikes, also taught FJM camps and am currently part of the Miamisburg Sweethearts elementary staff.  My days are busy working from home as Marketing Director for an IT tech company, I enjoy sharing life with my husband Michael (yes Michael Bolton) and cat Patches.

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Staff Member

Bridget Fricke

location
Centerville World Guard
work
Started with ACG in 2018

Hi, I'm Bridget! I've been with the ACG since 2018. I was in the Centerville World Guard and also spun with Allegoria Winter Guard. I love spending time with my family: my husband, our twins, and our two mini schnauzers. We love to play board games, go on walks, and when we can, we love going to the beach! 

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Staff Member

Kent Sholder

location
Springboro HS Panther Winter Guard
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Started with ACG in 2022

Big time animal lover here, that shares his home with a rescue Frenchie! Way back in the 80’s I performed with Springboro HS Panther Winter Guard, then moved on for three seasons with Miller’s Blackhawks. Taught summer clinics for FJM and even was on staff with Miamisburg World Guard for one season and also worked with numerous other HS groups until moving on from the color guard world. Working in the landscape industry currently and enjoying my first season working with the great young people of MVACG!

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Staff Member

Kelly Johnston

location
Miamisburg World Guard
work
Started with ACG in 2019

Hi, I’m Kelly and I have been with ACG since 2019. I spun in the Miamisburg world guard until 2011 and have been in colorguard since back in 3rd grade with the sweethearts. My fiancé and I are getting married this October (2023) and I will officially become a Neike!  

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Staff Member

Kellie Kramer Blanton 

location
Miamisburg World Guard
work
Started with ACG in 2023

Hi, I’m Kellie and I’m so excited to be joining the MVACG family after watching them for years. Now that I’ve gotten my own two kids through Scouts, sports, and marching band, I’m thrilled to have the time to join the ACG staff. I am a Miamisburg World Guard and Miller’s Blackhawks Alum from back in the days of big hair, shoes, and no tarps. I work with special needs students as an Intervention Specialist at Kettering Middle School, and stay busy with my husband, Spencer, two kids, Reagan and Jack, and rescues Rosie and Bean.