Adolph DeGrauwe

Chairman

Adolph DeGrauwe started his drum corps career marching with the Ardennes Drum and Bugle Corps in Chicago at the age of 11. He then joined The Cavaliers in 1955 and aged out of the Corps in 1962. In 1971, Don Warren asked Adolph to return to the organization as the director of The Cavaliers Cadets and served in this capacity until becoming the director of The Cavaliers in 1979.

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Dan Brunk
Dan Brunk

President

Dan Brunk was a member of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for two years, from 1991-1992, on euphonium.  He was a member of the 1992 Drum Corps International World Champion Corps.  He was an organizing member of the memorable 2022 Cavalier Alumni Mardi Gras Parade event, and was elected to the Cavalier Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2022, currently serving as President.

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Barbara Bolender
Barbara Bolender

Vice-President

Barbara Bolender has been a member of the CAPE Board of Directors since 2019 and has served on the Governance and Ethics & Compliance Committees. After being in high school and college marching band, her passion for the activity and friendships with Cavalier friends led her to become a valued member of our board. 

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