Extreme Staff

Benjamin Spreiter is originally from Catoosa, Oklahoma. He marched with the Catoosa High School Winter Guard for 3 years and he spent one year with Reunion Independent Open Guard in 1998. He has worked as an instructor for the Marching Auxilaries color guard camp over the past few years and has worked with the Tahlequah, Inola, and Charles Page high school guards.This season, he will be working with the Claremore-Sequoyah  and Collinsville high school color guards. He has also worked as the instructor for the Northeastern Oklahoma State University color guard.  In 2002, Ben, along with Ted Baker, started what is now the premier independent winter guard in Oklahoma. He is now the Head Director for Extreme Winter Guard and has just begun his two-year term as President of the Mid-America Performing Arts Association.

Kristina Dormier is originally from Inola, Oklahoma. She marched with the Inola high school color guard for 6 years and with the Oklahoma State University color guard for 5 years.Kristina marched with the Oklahoma All-Star Marching Band in 1994 and 1995. After high school, she toured Europe with the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music tour 1997 on tenor sax. During her years at OSU, she spent two years marching with the New Edition Independent A winter guard. Kristina helped to create the first winter guard program at Inola High School in 2001 and served as its director for 3 years.After she earned her B.A. in mathematics from OSU, she joined the Extreme staff as an instructor and performer. Kristina is an almuni member of Tau Beta Sigma music sorority and a lifetime member of the Pi Mu Epsilon National Honor Society of Mathematicians. This season, she is working with the Adair and Sperry high school color guards. Kristina is currently serving as the Secretary of the Mid-America Performing Arts Association.

Eric J. Daugherty is originally from Miami, Oklahoma. Eric helped form an independent A winter guard while attending Northeastern Oklahoma State University where he was the color guard director as well as a performer. While in college, Eric had the pleasure of performing with the London Symphony Orchestra as clarinet soloist for the world premiere of "Trail of Tears" recorded by Sony Records and nationally televised by PBS. Eric has also worked with such geat artist as Juliard opera coach Tim Long, and the late Joe Davis, Dr. Joey Martin, pianist, and Will Campbell of the Harry Connick Jr. Band. After graduation with a degree in clarinet performance, eric moved to Tulsa and Charles Page High School in Sand Springs where he is the visual designer and color guard director for the Gold Pride Marching Band. Since being at Charles Page, Eric has started a Scholastic B winter guard known as "Ingenue." This year, "Ingenue" will be assisting Eric with a new junior high guard entitled "velocity." Eric is a clinician as well as a Tulsa musical director for area theatre companies. Mr. Daugherty has accepted a new roll as a designer/technician for Exteme Winter Guard. He also serves as treasurer for the Mid-America Performing Arts Association.

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