Kevin Hanson

Kevin Hanson

President
Whitelaw, WI
kevin.hanson@bluestars.org

Kevin has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011 and has served as President of the Board since 2016. He is Chief Financial Officer of the Forest County Potawatomi, Wisconsin Tribe, which owns and operates the famed Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, WI.

Kevin graduated from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor of science in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant in Wisconsin.

Kevin was a member of the Blue Stars in 1977 and 1978 and traveled with the corps in 1979 as an equipment truck driver. In addition to his marching career, in the early 80’s he was the director of the Royal Knight Cadets Drum &; Bugle Corps from Manitowoc, WI. He resides in Whitelaw, WI, with his family of two children and one grandchild.

Bruce Furlano

Bruce Furlano

Vice President
Bentonville, AR
bruce.furlano@bluestars.org

Bruce has served on the Blue Stars board from 2001-2010 and from 2013 until the present. He is a past president of the organization. Bruce leads an External Manufacturing Team for Cargill.

He received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a degree in chemistry.

Bruce was a member of the Blue Stars Cadets from 1983 to 1987 and was a member of the Blue Stars from 1988 to 1997. He resides in Rogers, AR with his Stacie and their two sons.

Timothy Kviz

Timothy Kviz

Treasurer
Potomac Falls, VA
timothy.kviz@bluestars.org

Timothy has been a member of the Board since 2007, and has served as Treasurer since 2008. He is the Managing Partner of the National Assurance - SEC Services for BDO USA LLP.

Kviz graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BBA in Accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant.  

Timothy marched with three different drum corps between 1978 and 1988 (Blue Knights from St. Paul, MN, St. Croix Rivermen from Stillwater, MN, and Sky Ryders from Hutchinson, KS). His daughter was a member of the Blue Stars in 2006 and 2007. Timothy resides in Potomac Falls, VA with his wife and they have one child.

Jennifer Wagner

Jennifer Wagner

Secretary
Sheboygan, WI
jenny.wagner@bluestars.org

Jenny has served on the Blue Stars Board since 2015. She was a member of the Blue Stars in 1978, 1979, and 1981 and has been an active volunteer for the corps since 2011.

Wagner has a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Lakeland University and is currently the V.P. of Finance for North Woods, Superior Chemical.

Jenny lives in Sheboygan, WI with her husband Dennis. She has two sons and a granddaughter.

Kelli Antoine

Kelli Kampschroer Antoine

Kaukauna, WI
kelli.antoine@bluestars.org

Kelli has served on the Blue Stars Board since 2018. A life-long supporter and alumnus of the Blue Stars, she marched in the corps' color guard in 1974 and 1976-81, aging out as the guard sergeant.

Kelli has worked in public education for 32 years in the Kaukauna Area School District, recently retiring as the Director of Elementary Education. She holds a BS in Elementary Education from the University of WI- La Crosse, MS in Educational Leadership from UW- Madison and Ed.S.from UW- Madison.

She was part of the alumni team that started the Blue Star Cadets in 1982 and served as the color guard instructor for the group through 1987. That small group continued the organization's legacy and grew into the ensemble that exists today. She also was a color guard instructor for the Sky Ryders Drum & Bugle Corps in 1988.

Kelli Antoine lives in Kaukauna, WI with her husband Dale, and has a son and daughter.

Jonathan Powell

Jonathan Powell

Baton Rouge, LA
jp@bluestars.org

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Ellie Rohlck

Ellie Rohlck

Sioux Falls, SD
ellie.rohlck@bluestars.org

Ellie Rohlck is a proud alumnus of the Blue Stars. She marched in the Blue Stars hornline from 2006-2008 and aged out with the corps in 2010. Remaining involved with the marching arts since aging out, she was a cast member with Odyssey, an all-female stage show that toured Japan similar to Blast!, served as a drum and bugle corps brass tech, and has taught high school marching bands around the midwest.

Ellie is in her 9th year of teaching and is the band director at Harrisburg North Middle School in Harrisburg, SD. She holds a MA in Band Conducting from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University, and a BA in Music Education from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. Ellie lives in Sioux Falls, SD with her husband, Seth, and their 3 cats.

Kevin Maben

Dr. Kevin Maben

Genesee, CO
kevin.maben@bluestars.org

Kevin has been a member of the Blue Stars Board of Directors since 2022. He was a member of the Sky Ryders drum & bugle corps from 1983-86. Dr. Maben practices pediatrics for Presbyterian Medical Group in Rio Rancho, NM and is also a clinical informaticist.

Bradley Furlano

Bradley Furlano

Chief Executive Officer
Onalaska, WI
brad.furlano@bluestars.org

Brad Furlano joined the Blue Stars organization as a 10-year-old in 1982, marching until aging out in 1993. Prior to becoming the organizations’ CEO in 2006, Furlano held various positions with the corps, including: visual caption head, drill designer, interim corps director, and board member. 

Furlano has a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, and led communications teams at several Fortune 500 companies, including Best Buy, Ameriprise Financial, and Eddie Bauer. 

Brad lives in Onalaska, WI with his wife Niki and son Ethan.