Michele Parrino
Membership Manager
Michele Parrino started her drum corps career as a mellophone player in 2008 with the Syracuse Brigadiers where she marched for 2 seasons before moving on to the Caballeros where she was a member of the Phone Co. from 2010 to 2014. She spent 7 seasons as a member of the Caballeros visual staff, including serving as Visual Caption Head in 2024. In 2023 she had the distinct honor of serving as an Assistant Drum Major in addition to being on the visual team. This will be Michele’s second year serving on the Caballeros Executive Committee.
Since 2007 Michele has been a visual technician for numerous marching bands across New York and New Jersey including the Hackettstown Tiger Marching Band and the Madison Marching Dodgers. She has been a Visual Instructor and Caption Head for the Ramsey Big Blue Marching Band in Ramsey, NJ since 2015, winning 2 TOB New Jersey State Championships and 3 TOB Region 10 Championships. She has also recently joined the staff of the Pequannock Township High School Marching Band as a Visual Consultant.
Michele has a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam in Psychology, a Master’s degree in School Counseling and Educational Leadership from the University of Rochester, and most recently an Associates of Applied Science in Ophthalmic Science from Raritan Valley Community College. Michele is a licensed optician and optical store manager in Ramsey, NJ. She currently lives in Ringwood, NJ with her husband Joe, stepson Frank, and her dog Sadie.