Andres Garcia

Andres Nestor Garcia was born and raised in Houston, Texas where he earned his BS in hospitality at the University of Houston and an MA in education.

While attending university, Andres spent his time as a color guard performer in various ensembles including The Cadets, Santa Clara Vanguard, and Code Black Independent. During this time he began teaching color guard and marching band with an select array of high schools in the Houston, TX area.

In 2019, Andres made the move to the Coachella Valley to continue teaching elementary and middle school aged children and is currently a classroom teacher in Palm Springs Unified School District. Along with this, Andres continues instructing colorguard and winterguard and currently the director for Indio High School's colorguard. During his time in California, he performed for two seasons with the Fantasia winterguard. This is Andres' 3rd season teaching The Crossmen.