Gretchen Shyne (Bethlehem, NY) has been judging winter color guard and marching band competitions since 1998. She taught the Shenendehowa Varsity Winter Guard from 1996 to 2011. She was on the color guard teaching staff with the Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corp from 2004-2007, and a performing member in 2002 & 2003. Prior to that she was a marching member with the Hawthorne Caballeros Color Guard in 1997 and performing member and color guard instructor for the Rochester Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corp from 1993-1996. She was an instructor and then Director for the Union-Endicott High School 1986-1996, where she was also front group coordinator and then assistant marching band director. Gretchen was the founder and director of the Union-Endicott Middle School Winter Guard program from 1987 through 1996. She was a performing member of the Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corp Color Guard in 1988 and 1990. She taught the color guards of the Cicero North Syracuse and Liverpool High School Marching Bands in the 1980s and 1990s. She began her Winter Color Guard teaching career with the Canandaigua Academy Winter Guard (1985-86). She was a performing member with the Loyal Order Independent Winter Color Guard and with the Liverpool High School Winter Guard.