Jim Vitagliano
2020 “Frankie” Member of the Year
Area - Visual
Captions - Indoor DA GE PV, Outdoor VA GE FV CG
WGI Level 300
Experience - 20+ years
Jim served as the President of M.J.A. from 2006 through 2019. Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors as Vice President.
Jim served on the W.G.I. Board of Directors in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995 while working with the Suburbanettes Winterguard and was the Independent A class representative for two of those years.
He was inducted into the Massachusetts Drum Corps Music Educator Hall of Fame in 2013.
He currently judges for MBDA, MAC, and various other independent associations and has judged for WGI and DCI.
MBDA Chief Judge 2007 - 2025
1988 – Present - Visual Adjudicator
Currently certified in the following captions: Indoor – General Effect, Design Analysis, Equipment, Percussion Visual Outdoor – Field Visual, General Effect, Design Analysis, Colorguard
Past Teaching/Consulting Experience
2012 Winter Season – Show Designer, Everett Crimson Tide Winterguard, Everett, MA
2011 Fall Season - Show Designer – Arroyo Grande High School Marching Band, Arroyo Grande, CA
2009 – 2013 - Show Designer – Everett Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble, Everett, MA
2007 – 2010, 2015 - Show Designer – Maine Attraction Colorguard, Old Orchard Beach, ME
2001 – 2009 - Visual Caption Head/Show Designer – Salem High School Marching Band and Indoor Percussion Ensmble, Salem, NH. Salem Indoor Percussion Ensemble were WGI Silver Medalists in 2003.
1998 – 1999 - Show Design – Taboo Colorguard, Old Orchard Beach, ME
1996 - Colorguard Lead Technician – Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps, Nashua, NH
1995 – 2001 - Technician/Show Coordinator/Costume and Prop Designer – Avilaros of Boston. Avilaros of Boston were WGI Silver medalists in 1985, WGI Bronze medalists in 1998 and were 4 time Independent Open Class Finalists from 1996-1999.
1990 – 1996 - Visual Caption Head – Boston University Marching Band, Boston, MA
1987 – 1995 - Director/Show Coordinator/Designer – Suburbanettes, Nashua, NH. Suburbanettes were WGI Bronze medalists in 1987 and 5 time WGI World Class finalists between 1989-1995.
1983 – 1984 - Flag Technician – 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps, Revere, MA
1980 – 1982 - Show Designer/Director – Guardsmen of Middlesex County Winterguard, Wakefield, MA. Guardsmen were WGI "A" class finalists in 1981.
1979 – 1986 - Show Designer – St. Catherine’s Hilltoppers, Somerville, MA. St, Catherins's were WGI "A" class finalists in 1986.
Consultations include:
Shenendehoah colorguard (show design 1996), St. Anthony’s colorguard, Everett, MA, East Side High School colorguard, Newark, NJ, Automation colorguard, Randolph, MA, Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, NH, Andover High School, Andover, MA.