Phil Madden

Captions WGI Colorguard Design Analysis, Colorguard General Effect Bio Phil Madden   Phil Madden resides in Portland, Oregon and is a design architect specializing in aviation, military and educational design. Phil has been an instructor and an adjudicator for pageantry events for over thirty years. In the past he has served as the Chief Judge, World Class Administrator, General Effect and Ensemble Coordinator for WGI. He was the adjunct Chief Judge with Bands of America and also served for five years as the Visual Judging Coordinator for Drum Corps International. He is involved in teaching, planning and writing programs for college and high school marching bands, drum and bugle corps and winter guards.   Phil’s pageantry resume includes initiating the winter guard program for James Logan High School as well as many winter programs that include the Seattle Cascades, Seattle Buddhist Scouts and the East Allegheny Visual Ensemble. He has also served as the Visual Coordinator for the Capital Regiment, San Jose Raiders, Valley Fever and Seattle Cascades drum corps.   He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Architecture with a minor in Studio Arts and History from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Architecture degree from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. I am married to Anna and am fully engaged in raising an 8 year old boy, Malachi. My ultimate goal is to retire in Arizona to enjoy the warm climate and high desert environment. Back to list page