STAFF

Director

Peter Ye began teaching at Pali High in 2022, teaching guitar, concert bands, and marching band. He received a B.A. in Music Education at UCLA as a percussionist.

Peter is from Oak Park, CA, where he grew up playing piano, oboe, trombone, and percussion. Other than teaching, he enjoys playing music with his local church, cooking, and spending time outdoors.

Visual Director

Sean McDermott has been on the Pali Team for over 10 years.  He brings a unique vision to the Marching Band and Drumline shows that separate Pali from the pack by creating shows that are full of unexpected choreography and story telling.

Visual Technician

Thomas Kato is the band director Paul Revere Charter Middle School. 

Mr. Kato is a Pali Band alumni and received his B.A. in Music Education at UCLA as a French Horn player. Thomas is an award-winning performer and educator, performing with groups including the Sacramento Mandarins and Concord Blue Devils, and Pulse Percussion.

Color Guard Director

Allison Avina-Wyant is a color guard instructor and performer based in Southern California. She has performed with elite marching arts groups such as Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps, Diamante Independent World Winterguard, Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps, and Icon Winterguard.

Having five years of high school teaching experience, she is currently on staff at local high schools Santa Monica and El Segundo, and will begin teaching at Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps this summer.

Allison received an AS in Fashion Design from Santa Monica College and will be continuing her education at CSULB in the fall.

Color Guard Technician

Ceasar Avina-Wyant is a director at Ocean View High School and Paramount High School, his alma mater, and a coach in various groups across Southern California. He has performed with the winter guards Infinity Winterguard and Diamante Independent World Winterguard, Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps, Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, and Icon Winterguard. 

Ceasar received a certificate from CSULB for cyber security and will begin pursuing an AS from LACC as well. 

Wind Technician

Dr. Ellen Shinogle is an international award-winning trumpet performer who has become distinguished in her field as a dynamic entertainer of exceptional artistry. She is the first place winner of both the 2019 National Trumpet Competition Graduate Solo Division and the 2021 Mt. San Antonio College Competition Solo Collegiate Division. Shinogle is also the recipient of the Stanley Wilson Memorial, Mimi Alpert Feldman, and Gluck Fellowship Awards.

​Dr. Shinogle is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where she received Bachelor of Music degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education and won the Performer’s Certificate of Distinction. She earned her Master of Music degree at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Shinogle was a Teaching Assistant of both the Brass Department and Trumpet Studio while pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of California, Los Angeles Herb Alpert School of Music.

Wind Technician

Rose Doylemason is a freelance trombonist hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area and residing in Los Angeles. A versatile musician and a lover of all music styles, Rose specializes in orchestral and solo bass trombone performance, preferring eclectic and under-performed solo literature. She enjoys teaching marching bands and wind bands, and provides brass lessons to students of all ages across Los Angeles. Having cultivated a love of musicology and music history in school, Rose assists several orchestras in writing program notes and proofing promotional literature. Rose performs with a variety of groups across California, including the San Luis Obispo Symphony, San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra, OperaSLO Grand Orchestra, Santa Maria Philharmonic, the Santa Monica Symphony, Lompoc Pops Orchestra, Los Angeles Doctor's Symphony Orchestra, and Burbank Chamber Orchestra, and across the country, with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra. Rose was a featured soloist at the 2018 Roy Main Brass Festival and participates often in international brass festivals and competitions.