ALCGOFF 099/18 - RESULTS OF THE AY19 LAW CONSOLIDATED POSTGRADUATE/ADVANCED EDUCATION SELECTION PANEL

united states coast guard

R 14 SEP18

ALCGOFF 099/18
SUBJ: RESULTS OF THE AY19 LAW CONSOLIDATED POSTGRADUATE/ADVANCED 
EDUCATION SELECTION PANEL
A. ALCGPSC 057/18
B. ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION PROCESS 
GUIDE
C. CG PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST 
M1500.10(SERIES)
1. The Law Consolidated Postgraduate / Advanced Education (PG/Adv Ed) 
Selection Panel convened on 05 September 2018. The selectees are 
listed below:
   a. Law (JD)
Primary List (Order of Precedence):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     RAMIREZ, JUAN J.          COMMANDANT (CG-0921)
2   LT     VANSICKLE, DAVID A.       CGC RICHARD DIXON
3   LT     BRENTON, JESSIE K.        DDE-WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
4   LT     ATKINS, JOSEPH M.         ACTIVITIES EUROPE
5   LT     CLIFTON, CHRISTOPHER L.   SEC NEW YORK ENFORCEMENT DIV
6   LT     SPENCE, JEANPIERRE A.     SEC PUGET SND CMD CENTER
7   LT     BABB, RYAN R.             CGC SAWFISH
8   LT     GRILLS, KELLY E.          CGC ROLLIN FRITCH
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     RUBY, SAMUEL B.           CGC WAHOO
2   LT     HOHENBERGER, SARAH R.     D11 ENFORCEMENT BR (DRE)
3   LT     ROYSTER, LENA A.          DD-SFLC NORFOLK
4   LTJG   FULLER, GRACIELA A.       MIFC PAC IOD-1 TARGETING/WATCH
The number of applicants for this program was 54.
  b. Law (LLM)(Judge Advocate)
   Primary list - in precedence order:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   SAWYER, KELLY A.          DD-CGCIS
2   LCDR   WEISS, JEREMY A.          COMMANDANT (CG-LMA-D)
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   GREENWOOD, JEREMY M.      CGC NORTHLAND
2   LCDR   ROBERTS, JASON W.         COMMANDANT (CG-LMA-A-OL WEST)
  c. Law (LLM) (Other)
   Primary list - in precedence order:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   COITO, JOEL C.            DDE-DEPT OF STATE
2   LCDR   SULLIVAN, BRENDAN         DDE-USAFRICOM
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   HUTTON, ELIZABETH A.      COMMANDANT (CG-MSR)
2   LCDR   SHULTS, REBECCA B.        COMMANDANT (CG-LPD)
The number of applicants for this program was 11.
2. The actual date of assignment to PG/Adv Ed will be coordinated 
between the member, the program manager, and the appropriate 
assignment officer within the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center 
during the upcoming assignment season. Selectees are encouraged to 
contact the program manager regarding program requirements. Primary 
candidates selected for their first choice PG/Adv Ed program will 
receive a program acceptance memo within two weeks from the date of 
this message. 
3. IAW Ref A thru Ref C, attending a fully-funded advanced education 
program will incur a minimum active duty obligation of three months 
for each month of education for the first 12 months and one month for 
each month thereafter. Service obligation periods commence on the date 
of graduation, program completion, disenrollment, or the termination 
of previously incurred obligated service, whichever is later (e.g., 
CGA obligated service, flight training). Questions regarding obligated 
service should be directed to the Separations Section of PSC-OPM-1 at 
202-795-6432 or ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-1-separations(at)uscg.mil.
4. The precept which convened the panel and charged panel members with 
their duties is located in the PSC-OPM-1 PG/Adv Ed folder in OPM’s 
Reference Library on the CG Portal at 
https://cglink.uscg.mil/952612b1.
5. Selection Panel questions contact LT Lauren Binger, Assistant 
Chief, Boards Section, 202-795-6441.
6.  The Panel's membership and units are:
NAME                         UNIT
CAPT Timothy T. Brown        COMMANDANT (CG-MLE)
CDR Brooke E. Grant          COMMANDANT (CG-LPD)
LCDR James R. Bendle         CG PSC-OPM-2
LCDR Anthony M. Destefano    COMMANDANT (CG-LMI-E)
7. For career counseling, send an e-mail request for an appointment to 
ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-4(at)uscg.mil.
8. CAPT M. H. Day, Chief, PSC-OPM, sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.