Gil Silva to retire as president of Drum Corps Associates
After the DCA Fall meeting in Maryland, DCA President Gil Silva will end his tenure as DCA President. Drum Corps Associates have announced Silva's retirement on their website.
Silva’s involvement in the drum corps activity dates back to 1957 when he joined the Holy Rosary Caballeros from Providence, Rhode Island where he played tenor drum and bass baritone bugle. He served as Vice President of DCA from 1991 until 2003 when he took over the Presidency after the passing of Michael Petrone. Silva made a promise to himself that when he took over DCA, that he would leave it better than when he first got it. He feels that the biggest challenge facing DCA is to remain relevant. Finding ways to increase the fan base, working on answers to financial issues, and adding more corps to the South and Central regions will help.
Next DCA season Silva hopes to continue Chief Judging as being on the field with the corps members is the best part of his job. He will still be involved in DCA in an advisory position as he has no second thoughts with his decision to have stepped down. In his opinion, the time was right for a change in leadership and Allen Buell in his opinion will build upon what he has done and take it further.
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