ALCGOFF 114/18 - RESULTS OF THE AY19 CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSOLIDATED POSTGRADUATE/ADVANCED EDUCATION SELECTION PANEL

R 25 OCT 18

ALCGOFF 114/18 
SUBJ: RESULTS OF THE AY19 CIVIL ENGINEERING 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 Civil Engineering Consolidated Postgraduate / Advanced 
Education (PG/Adv Ed) Selection Panel convened on 10 October 2018. The 
selectees are listed below:
   a. Civil Engineering Management
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   ENSLEY, KYLE L.           BASE KOD ENG & MGMT DIV (FM)
The number of applicants for this program was 4. 
   b. Civil Engineering
Primary list – in order of precedence:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     DESCARTES, JAMEN D.       REGIONAL EXECUTION BRANCH
2   LT     SHVEDA, RACHEL A.         SFLC IBCT ENG ASSET MGMT SEC
3   LT     LORTZ, CHARLES R.         YARD INDUSTRIAL DEPT
4   LT     BENEDETTO, DOMINIK P.     ISVS PRO BALTIMORE
5   LTJG   TAKAHASHI, HOLDEN S.      CGC ADAK
6   ENS    TURNAGE, BONNY A.         CGC RESOLUTE
7   ENS    CAMMUSO, SARA S.          CGC MOHAWK
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   ENS    EDWARDS, SULLI E.         CGC VIGOROUS
2   ENS    THOMAS, MICHAEL P.        CGC THETIS
3   LTJG   LARA, MATHEW C.           CGC WAESCHE
4   LTJG   THUNBORG, BRANDY J.       SEC HAMPTON RD INSPECTIONS DIV
The number of applicants for this program was 17.
   c. Civil Engineering - MBA
Primary list – in order of precedence:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     TRUMP, JOSEPH R.          CGC SEA DRAGON
2   LT     LYFORD, KELSEY M.         SEC SE NEW ENG LOGISTICS DEPT
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     DESCARTES, JAMEN D.       REGIONAL EXECUTION BRANCH
2   LTJG   TAKAHASHI, HOLDEN S.      CGC ADAK
3   LT     HIGBIE, MICHAEL P.        CGC SANIBEL
4   LT     LORTZ, CHARLES R.         YARD INDUSTRIAL DEPT
The number of applicants for this program was 13.
   d. Ocean Engineering
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LTJG   FITZPATRICK, JUAN F.      DESIGN/CONST SEC B
Alternate list - in order of selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   ENS    THOMAS, MICHAEL P.        CGC THETIS
2   ENS    EDWARDS, SULLI E.         CGC VIGOROUS
3   LTJG   LARA, MATHEW C.           CGC WAESCHE
4   LTJG   THUNBORG, BRANDY J.       SEC HAMPTON RD INSPECTIONS DIV
The number of applicants for this program was 12.
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
CDR Chris J. Belmont             COMMANDANT (CG-438)
CDR Peter F. Bosma               FACILITIES DESIGN & CONST CTR
LCDR Jeremy A. Kime              CG PSC-OPM-2
LCDR Natalia M. Best             COMMANDANT (CG-7511)
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.