ALCOAST 317/18 - SEP 2018 COAST GUARD PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION (CG PIE) PROGRAM AWARDS

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SUBJ: COAST GUARD PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION (CG PIE) PROGRAM AWARDS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 220729 JUN 18/ALCOAST 235/18
1. REF (A) invited nominations and I am pleased to announce and congratulate the
recipients of the 2018 Coast Guard Partnership in Education Awards. I commend them for
outstanding contributions to their units, communities, and to our Service.
2. The Best Unit Partnership (up to 100 personnel) is awarded to the Maritime Safety and
Security Team (MSST) Houston for their partnership with Southmore Intermediate School.
The MSST’s volunteers designed a variety of activities ranging from team building to mock
interviews for 800 students at risk of leaving school.
3. The Best Unit Partnership (more than 100 personnel) is given to Sector Honolulu for
support provided to students at King William Lunalilo Elementary. Sector Honolulu
personnel dedicated more than 450 hours to activities, including a “Books at Breakfast"
program, to assist English language learners.
4. The Best Collaborative Partnership (up to 100 personnel) is presented to Civil
Engineering Unit (CEU) Providence for its education partnerships involving schools,
community-based and professional organizations. CEU Providence maintains partnerships
with four schools working with students aspiring to become engineers.
5. The Best Collaborative Partnership (more than 100 personnel) is awarded to
Air Station Miami for fostering several collaborations, including one with Communities
in Schools, the Nation’s largest organization committed to keeping students in school.
This initiative reached 6,000 at risk youth.
6. The Sustained Excellence in CG PIE awardee is LCDR Harold Piper, a dedicated leader
who oversees outreach activities for several Coast Guard units. LCDR Piper initiated a
mentorship program at Maritime Industries Academy, spearheading a partnership with high
school maritime programs. He also developed new mentorship programs at the New Era Academy
and Merganthaler Vocational Technical High School.
7. The PIE Coordinator of the Year is YN3 Alexis Skiba of the Special Missions Training
Center. YN3 Skiba assumed the role of PIE Coordinator last year when there were only four
volunteers. During the 2017-18 school year, she expanded the volunteer base from four to
52, amassing a total of 659 volunteer hours.
8. The following nominees are also commended for outstanding contributions to the
CG PIE program: Aviation Technical Training Center Elizabeth City; San Francisco
Bay Area PIE Program; Command, Control and Communications Engineering Center;
CG District 14; CG Yard; Marine Safety Unit Savannah; Sector Los Angeles-Long
Beach; Station Yaquina Bay; Training Center Yorktown; BM1 Frank Benetka;
MSTC Stephanie Decker; LTJG Jacob Hadden; Mr. Richard Hartman; MST2 Joshua Herriott;
OS1 Dallas Rice; Ms. Chelsea Rossetti; and ME1 Brad Wolf.
9. For more information, contact Ms. Gwendolyn White, CG PIE Manager, at (202) 372-4519
or Gwendolyn.E.White@uscg.mil.
10. Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Director, Civil Rights Directorate, sends.
11. Internet release authorized.