ALCOAST 167/19 - MAY 2019 2018 JOC ALEX HALEY AWARD COMPETITION RESULTS

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SUBJ: 2018 JOC ALEX HALEY AWARD COMPETITION RESULTS
A. Coast Guard External Affairs Manual, COMDTINST M5700.13 (series)
1. I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 JOC Alex Haley Award
competition. This award is designed to encourage and formally recognize Coast
Guard-wide participation in conducting our important public affairs mission.
Per REF (A), the Coast Guard’s success depends in great measure upon the
American public understanding and supporting our missions. Consequently, our
service needs every member to continue to tell the Coast Guard story.
2. Per REF (A), the JOC Alex Haley Award, named for the renowned author and
Coast Guard journalist, recognizes achievements of Coast Guard communicators
whose published works have helped raise service visibility.
3. A selection panel convened to review 228 submissions for the JOC Alex
Haley Award. The following members are the recipients of the award in the
listed categories.
    A. Photo – News Photo
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA2 Dustin Williams, D1
        2ND PLACE Group A: PA1 Jon-Paul Rios, D17
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA1 Patrick Kelley, D11
        1ST PLACE Group B: Mr. Trey Clifton, D5 AUX
        2ND PLACE Group B: Not awarded
        3RD PLACE Group B: Not awarded  
    B. Photo – Photo Series
        1ST PLACE Group A: PACS NyxoLyno Cangemi, PACAREA
        2ND PLACE Group A: PA1 Jon-Paul Rios, D17
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA1 Luke Clayton, CGHQ
        Group B: Not awarded
    C. Photo – Feature Photo
        1ST PLACE Group A: PAC Nick Ameen, CGHQ
        2ND PLACE Group A: PA1 Michael De Nyse, D7
        3RD PLACE Group A: PACS NyxoLyno Cangemi, PACAREA
        1ST PLACE Group B: Seaman Ryan Estrada, D11
        2ND PLACE Group B: BM2 Sydney Niemi, USCGC OLIVER BERRY
        3RD PLACE Group B: Not awarded  
    D. Photo – Portrait
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA1 Jon-Paul Rios, D17
        2ND PLACE Group A: PACS NyxoLyno Cangemi, PACAREA
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA2 Dustin Williams, D5
        Group B: Not awarded
    E. Photo – Coast Guard Photographer of the Year
        PA1 Jon-Paul Rios, D17
    F. Video – Video Story
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA3 Travis Magee, D8
        2ND PLACE Group A: PA2 Jonathan Lally, CGHQ
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA2 Joel Guzman, D11
    G. Video – B-roll
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA2 Joel Guzman, D11
        2ND PLACE Group A: PAC Nick Ameen, CGHQ
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA1 Michael De Nyse, D7 
    H. Video – Coast Guard Videographer of the Year
        PA1 Michael De Nyse, D7 
    I. Print – Information Story
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA3 Amanda Levasseur, D14
        2ND PLACE Group A: CWO Anastasia Devlin, CGHQ
        3RD PLACE: Not awarded
    J. Print – Feature Story
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA3 Andrew Baressi, D1
        2ND PLACE Group A: CWO Anastasia Devlin, CGHQ
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA1 Jon-Paul Rios, D17
        Group B: Not awarded
    K. Print – Blog Post
        1ST PLACE Group A: PACS NyxoLyno Cangemi, PACAREA
        2ND PLACE Group A: PA1 Charly Hengen, D17
        3RD PLACE Group A: PA3 Hunter Medley, D1
        Group B: Not awarded
    L. Print – Photojournalism
        1ST PLACE Group A: PA3 Amanda Levasseur, D14
        2ND PLACE Group A: PAC Sara Muir, D14
        3RD PLACE: Not awarded
    M. Print – Coast Guard Writer of the Year
        CWO Anastasia Devlin, CGHQ
    N. Coast Guard Communicator of the Year
        PAC Sara Muir, D14
4. Winning submissions may be viewed at
https://www.dvidshub.net/awards/dma/2018?branch=coast_guard.
5. RDML Melissa Bert, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, sends.
6. Internet release is authorized.