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Our Staff

Austin Yost Director/Designer

Austin's performing arts journey began at Highland High School where he participated in the Marching Band Colorguard, Winterguard, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Choir programs. After high school, he began his drum corps career at The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013. The following summer he auditioned for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps from Canton, Ohio where he spent the summers of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. He also spent a season marching winterguard with FeniX Independent World in 2014. Aside from his performance career Austin has also been teaching colorguard in Arizona since his graduation from high school in 2013. He served as the Colorguard Director and a Visual Designer at Mesa High School from 2014-2019 and as the Colorguard Director at Higley High School since 2018. Austin has also served as a Colorguard Instructor at the Academy Drum and Bugle corps since 2019. Austin founded Oasis Ensembles in 2016 and has since pushed to expand the program to include as many young performers in Arizona as possible. Aside from the world of the performing arts, Austin also works as a Casting Director and Front of House Manager for the Sanctum of Horror Haunted House which has been recognized as Arizona's Best Haunted House in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019. During the day you can find Austin at Starbucks where he works as a Shift Supervisor.

Lydia Page Asst. Director

Lydia Page began her colorguard career at Highland High School, performing in the Marching Band and Winterguard. While attending high school she also participated in Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra. After graduating in 2013, she began her drum corps career with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. She continued marching at The Academy serving as Colorguard Captain from 2014-2016. She helped to lead the corps to their highest placement ever in 2016 when they became first time world class finalists at Drum Corps International World Class Championships. Lydia has also performed with FeniX Independent World in 2016 and 2017. Her teaching career began in 2014 at Highland High School where she joined the staff and helped to expand the program to two winter teams for the first time ever. She also has taught at Mesa High School from 2015 to 2016 and at Campo Verde High School from 2017 to 2018. Lydia is currently the Assistant Director at both Higley High School and Oasis Winterguard as well as serving as the Business Manager of Oasis Ensembles. Lydia graduated from Arizona State University in 2017 with a degree in Psychology and currently works at Starbucks as a Shift Supervisor. 

Xenia Vandendriessche Staff Member

Xenia Vandendriessche started colorguard in the summer of 2009 at Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona where she spun all four years until graduating in 2013. The following summer, Xenia toured with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. Xenia then went on to participate in the Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band as a Color Guard performer in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. While attending ASU, Xenia was also a member of FeniX Independent World for their 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons. Xenia has a passion for teaching and educating the next generation of spinners. She taught at Mesa High School from 2014 to 2016 and at Mountain View High School from 2017 to 2019. During the day Xenia works as a Talent Relations Specialist at Medix and enjoys spending time with her cat, Kat. 

Gabriel Gastelo Staff Member

Gabriel's journey in the marching arts began as a brass member of The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2004 where he fell in love with colorguard for the first time. Gabriel went on to join The Academy Winterguard the following season and performed with them until 2010 and also auditioned and performed with the drum corps colorguard from 2006-2008. Throughout his performance career, Gabriel has also performed with FeniX Independent, the Sun Devil Marching Band, the ASU School of Dance, Dulce Dance Co, and Desert Dance Theater. Gabriel's love for the performing arts shows in his career as a performer, but really shines in his journey as an educator. He began teaching colorguard in 2011 at Tempe High School and has since worked with numerous programs in the Valley including The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, FeniX Independent, and currently at Mountain Ridge High School. Gabriel  will graduate with a B.F.A in Dance from The Herberger School of Dance, Theater, and Film in December 2021. 

Adam Selby Staff Member

Adam started performing color guard in 2004 at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Arizona.  His first season of DCI was with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006, then returned for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Adam then went to march at Santa Clara Vanguard in 2009, 2010, and aged out as a guard captain in 2011.  As for winter, Adam has marched 2007 Independent A Class Academy Winterguard, 2012 Independent Open Class Medalist FeniX Independent, and 2014 and 2015 Independent World Class Finalist FeniX Independent. Adam first started teaching in 2008 and has taught at multiple high schools in Arizona and Texas. Adam is an extreme roller coaster enthusiast and can tell you what company built just about every roller coaster in the US.

Ashley Selby Staff Member

Ashley Selby has been a part of the colorguard community for over 18 years and is entering her 3rd year as the Colorguard Caption Head at Mountain Ridge High School. As a performer, she marched with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, the Arizona Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, FeniX Independent World Winterguard, Entity Winterguard, Oasis Winterguard, eXaltation Winterguard, Arizona Academy Winterguard, ASU Marching Band, and the Agua Fria Marching Band. She has 12 years of teaching experience. She has taught at Agua Fria High School, Millennium High School, Mesquite High School, Verrado High School, Desert Vista High School, FeniX Independent A and FeniX Independent World. She has held leadership positions on the WGAZ Board as the WGAZ Secretary and has dedicated many years to the colorguard community. She is very excited for this new journey in being a part of Oasis and is looking forward to the future of the program.

Joseline Duran Staff Member

Joseline Duran started color guard during the winter of 2012 at Gilbert High school and graduated in 2015. After graduating, she joined the Sun Devil Marching Band Color Guard for the 2015 season. She then continued being a performer with Oasis Winterguard in 2019 and 2020. Joseline began her teaching career in 2015 and continues to teach young performers. She has taught at Gilbert High School, Skyline High School, Dobson High School, and Casa Grande High School. Joseline is currently teaching the Campo Verde High School Color Guard for the fall and winter programs, as well as being on the visual staff for Campo Verde Indoor Percussion Ensemble (CVIPE) during their winter season primarily focusing on movement and choreography.

David Baker Choreographer

David Baker has been teaching color guard in the Omaha, Nebraska area since the Fall of 2014 where he started at Ashland-Greenwood High School. In the spring of 2017 he was invited to teach at Bellevue West High School and has been the Director there since 2018. David’s teams consistently finish in the top tier of their peers in local and national circuits, earning several accolades and awards. Currently, he also holds a technician position with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps from Tempe, AZ. In his first few years of teaching David also performed with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps as a color guard member from 2016-2018. While there, he received Color Guard Member of the Year and went on to win the 2018 DCI Performer’s Showcase in the Ensemble Flag division. David also marched three seasons with the Railmen Winter Guard, who is a consistent WGI semi-finalist. 

Lex Holland-Albaugh Choreographer

Lex Holland-Albaugh, originally from O'Fallon, Illinois, began their dance training at the age of two. They attended Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, studying under several renowned choreographers, including Jon Lehrer of Lehrer Dance and Paula David of Big Muddy Dance Company. In 2014 they obtained a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Dance, respectively. Following graduation, Lex began choreographing and designing for programs throughout the Midwest. Currently residing in Indianapolis, Lex has been a movement choreographer and technician for programs including Avidity Independent, Fishers HS, Bellbrook HS, Greenfield-Central HS, Artistry in Blue, Allegoria Winterguard, and Allegiance Winterguard, Academy, and The Cadets. Currently, they are a movement technician for Center Grove High School. Lex has danced internationally, specifically throughout Japan, where they were a principle member of the Misawa Ballet Company. Throughout their 16 years being involved in the color guard activity, Lex has performed with Avidity Independent (2011-2012), The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (2010-2011), and Pride of Cincinnati (2013-2016). 

Alexander Bolender Choreographer

Alex is a native of San Diego, California, where he has been involved in marching arts, pageantry, and dance since 2008. He has performed with numerous DCI and WGI organizations including The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, and Imbue Winter Guard. Alex has taught and consulted numerous groups in the Southern California region as well as groups around the country. Currently, he directs the color guard at Poway High School in San Diego, California. He also currently choreographs for The Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps, and consults for the guard program at Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico. Alex is thrilled to join the team at Oasis, and he can’t wait to get started.