ALCGOFF 129/20 - RESULTS OF THE AY21 OPERATIONS ASHORE CONSOLIDATED

united states coast guard

R 07 AUG 20

ALCGOFF 129/20
SUBJ: RESULTS OF THE AY21 OPERATIONS ASHORE CONSOLIDATED
POSTGRADUATE/ADVANCED EDUCATION SELECTION PANEL
A. ALCGPSC 061/20
B. ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION PROCESS
GUIDE
C. CG PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10
(SERIES)
1. The Operations Ashore Consolidated Postgraduate/Advanced Education
(PG/Adv Ed) Selection Panel convened on 20 July 2020. The selectees
are listed below:
   a. Emergency Management
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     PLANK, TERRY R.           SEC DELAWARE BAY
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     SARNECKY, JANE E.         CGC RICHARD ETHERIDGE
2   LT     MCCOMBS, CHARRON L.       MSU HOUMA
3   LT     WILLIAMS, DION L.         SEC NEW YORK
4   LT     BROWNING, MICHAEL A.      SEC CHARLESTON
5   LCDR   HERTZLER, JENNIFER L.     CG 5RE-EA
6   LT     GONZALES, LAUREN P.       SEC KEY WEST
The number of applicants for this program was 16.
   b. Environmental Management
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   THORNTON, JESSICA S.      GULF STRIKE TEAM
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     MARTIN, MATTHEW A.        PACIFIC STRIKE TEAM
2   LT     SARNECKY, JANE E.         CGC RICHARD ETHERIDGE
3   LTJG   WOODS, ERIN F.            SEC KEY WEST
4   LT     WOLF, COURTNEY E.         SEC SAN JUAN
The number of applicants for this program was 11.
   c. Homeland Security
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   BLAISDELL, BROCK A.       SEC HONOLULU
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     SHAFER, JESSICA L.        STA CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
2   LT     AHLIN, MICHAEL J.         MSRT WEST
3   LT     GAZDA, CORTLAND A.        CGC JACOB POROO  
4   LT     GONZALES, LAUREN P.       SEC KEY WEST
The number of applicants for this program was 11.
   d. Industrial Hygiene
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     READY, ANDREW M.          MSD KODIAK
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     HATCHER, BRANDON C.       MSD FT SMITH
2   LT     HOPE, NATASHA C.          SEC NEW ORLEANS
3   LT     RAFFERTY, LYNNE           MSU HOUMA
The number of applicants for this program was 4.
   e. Marine Science (Oceanography)
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     BRIGHAM, MATTHEW M.       CGC SEQUOIA
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     GIOVANNI, JOHN J.         CGC WILLIAM FLORES
2   LT     NOLAN, STEPHEN T.         CGC DEPENDABLE
3   LTJG   VERDUN, AMANDA M.         CGCG FT MEADE
4   LT     HARPER, ANNE E.           SEC SAN JUAN
The number of applicants for this program was 7.
   f. Marine Affairs/LMR
Primary Selection (In Precedence Order, and result of previously
approved deferral):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     REBAR, REBECCA A.         CGC WILLOW
2   LT     PRAY, TARA C.             CGC KEY LARGO
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     GAZDA, CORTLAND A.        CGC JACOB POROO
2   LT     GARCIA, PAUL A.           CGC ASPEN
3   LTJG   LOWE, WILLIAM K.          CGC POLAR STAR
4   LTJG   ROSS, MATTHEW D.          SEC NEW ORLEANS
The number of applicants for this program was 14.
   g. Maritime Operations
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     SLOANE, KRISTI I.         D14 WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     AHLIN, MICHAEL A.         MSRT WEST
2   LCDR   FIAMETTA ALVAREZ, TRACI   PSC-OPM-2
3   LT     WILLIAMS, DION L.         SEC NEW YORK
4   LT     HERRING, NATHANIEL R.     MSD KETCHIKAN
The number of applicants for this program was 12.
   h. Surface Safety Systems
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     BIANCO, ROBERT C.         MSST LA/LB
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     DOPP, TRAVIS T.           MSRT EAST
2   LT     GRELL, SARA E.            SEC DETROIT
3   LT     ROSS, SPENCER E.          IPF SOUTH PORTLAN
The number of applicants for this program was 4.
   i. Transportation Management
Primary Selection:
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LCDR   VANEENANAAM, SARAH A.     MSU CLEVELAND
Alternate List (Order of Selection):
NO  RANK   NAME                      UNIT
1   LT     RAMOS, JOHN E.            MSD BELFAST
2   LT     GARCIA, AMANDA M.         D11
3   LT     AKERS, BRITTANY S.        SEC NORTH CAROLINA
4   LT     FUNK, ANNA E.             SEC SAN FRANCISCO
The number of applicants for this program was 16.
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://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-
opm/OPM%20Reference%20Library/Forms/AllItems.aspx
5. For Selection Panel questions, contact LT Anna Ruth, Assistant
Chief, Boards Section, 202-795-6441.
6.  The Panel's membership and units are:
NAME                             UNIT
CDR Michael O. Vega              D7 DRE
CDR Laura S. Miller              DCMS-81
CDR Christopher B. Tuckey        CG-WWM
LCDR Cody B. Dunagan             CG MLE-4
LCDR Edward Kunigonis            CG PSC-OPM-2
7. CAPT M. T. Brown, Chief, PSC-OPM, sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.