ALCOAST 218/21 - JUN 2021 JUNE 2021 COAST GUARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIAL BOARD RESULTS

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SUBJ:  JUNE 2021 COAST GUARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIAL
BOARD RESULTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 191056Z APR 21/ACN 043/21
B. U.S. Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential (CGEMC)
Application Guide, April 2021
1. This ALCOAST announces the June 2021 Coast Guard Emergency
Management Credential Board results, which convened
May 31-June 4, 2021 in accordance with REFs (A) and (B).
2. The CGEMC Board was established in 2021 to recommend Coast
Guard personnel who have demonstrated the highest levels of
expertise and proficiency in the field of Emergency Management
(EM) for a credential. This credential is a cornerstone effort
designed to advance crisis leadership skills within the Coast
Guard by promoting the principles of EM. The CGEMC is available
to any active duty (officer or enlisted), civilian, reserve
(officer or enlisted), or auxiliary member who meets the training,
experience, and test criteria, regardless of specialty or assigned
duty station/position. The CGEMC Board was modeled after the ICS
Competency Review process.
3. The June 2021 Board was the first CGEMC Board. Members were
chosen based on, among other criteria, their current possession
of a Certified Emergency Management (CEM) Credential issued by
the International Association of Emergency Managers(IAEM) or
other comparable agency. CG members who hold a valid CEM from
IAEM or other comparable agency are awarded a CGEMC, once applied
for, IAW REF (B). Members for future boards will hold the CGEMC.
The June 2021 Board reviewed 53 applications resulting in 50
credentials recommended, of the 53, 39 were CEM or other comparable
agency credential holders.
4. The Director, Emergency Management, COMDT (CG-5RI), approved
the recommendations from the Board and found the following members
to have achieved the CGEMC credential as indicated below:
    CAPT Kailie Benson, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    CDR LuAnn Kehlenbach, Sector Northern New England
    CDR Martin Schell, USCGR, Pac-35
    CDR Dawn Prebula, Air Station Corpus Christi
    CDR Jason Ingram, Sector Virginia
    CDR Scott Smith, Sector Anchorage
    CDR Michael McGrail, MSST New Orleans
    CDR Paul Rooney, USCGR, District 1 Boston
    CDR Allison Cox, Sector Guam
    CDR David Dixon, District 17 Juneau
    CDR Sharon Russell, USCGR, Joint Staff South
    CDR Matthew Walter, Sector Sault Ste Marie
    LCDR Amanda LeMonde, Pacific Strike Team
    LCDR Robert LeMonde, District 14 Honolulu
    LCDR Brittani Koroknay, District 5 Portsmouth
    LCDR David Vihonski, TRACEN Yorktown
    LCDR David Fernandez, Sector San Francisco
    LCDR David Ruhlig, COMDT (CG-00-CAG)
    LCDR Rhenee Allen, Sector Virginia
    LCDR Kristina Butler, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    LCDR Ben O'Loughlin, Sector Ohio Valley
    LCDR Nathaniel Sargent, Sector Northern New England
    LT Daniel Dunn, Gulf Strike Team
    LT Enrique Quinones, Sector Maryland-NCR
    LT Amber Larson, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    LT Andrea Prosser, Sector San Francisco
    LT Patrick Chamberlin, Sector Detroit
    LT Terry Plank, Sector Delaware Bay
    LT Leah Roach, DCMS-81
    LT David Steele, District 5 Portsmouth
    LTJG J. Austin Newcomer, Sector Columbia River
    LTJG Andrew Grady, District 5 Portsmouth
    LTJG Brandon Young, TRACEN Yorktown
    MSSR4 Todd Wardwell, Sector Delaware Bay
    MSTC Terry Hasenauer, COMDT (CG-IMAT)
    MLES3 Lee Conroy, COMDT (CG-MLE)
    Mr. Steven Maynard, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    Mr. Robert Gore, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    Mr. Paul Stocklin, Sector Puget Sound
    Mr. Peter Killmer, MSU Cleveland
    Mr. Thomas Tarrants, COMDT (CG-OEM)
    Mr. Frank Cesario, Sector Miami
    Mr. Patrick Nelson, District 9 Cleveland
    AUX William Steadman,
    AUX Joseph Gleason
    AUX Anthony Marzano
    AUX Camilo Olivieri
    AUX Stephen Kastensmidt
    AUX Joseph Leonard, Jr.
    AUX Michael Mason
5. Recipients should expect to receive certificates electronically
via the email address provided in their applications.
COMDT (CG-OEM-1) will enter the CGEMC into Direct Access/ESS.
6. Each Board convening, COMDT (CG-OEM) will implement Board
feedback to improve the application submission and review process
as well as current guidance. Applicants can expect to see process
improvements as well as successful application tips detailed in
the Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential Application Guide
annually. Furthermore, COMDT (CG-OEM) amplifies the information
contained in the Guide through webinars, sample applications,
FAQs and announcements all posted to the COMDT (CG-OEM-1) CGPortal
Page at:
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https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgcpe1/SitePages/Home.aspx.

7. Members seeking to apply for Credential or require application
guidance, can e-mail CG-OEM-1@uscg.mil.
8. Submission timelines and procedures are located in REF (B). All
applications for the next Board are due by 15 August 2021 for the
October 2021 Board convening.
9. The June 2021 Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential Board
membership included:
    Name                                   
    CDR LuAnn Kehlenbach, Board President
    LCDR Amanda Le Monde        
    LCDR David Vihonski            
    LT Daniel Dunn      
    LT Enrique Quinones             
    MSSR4 Todd Wardwell
Mr. Steven Maynard served as Board Secretary and COMDT (CG-OEM-1)
representative.
10. Questions regarding the June 2021 Coast Guard Emergency
Management Credential Board results should be directed to
CG-OEM-1@uscg.mil.
11. POC: CDR Laura Miller COMDT (CG-OEM-1), 202-372-2143 or
Laura.S.Miller1@uscg.mil.
12. Ms. Dana S. Tulis, Director, Emergency Management (CG-5RI),
sends.
13. Internet release is authorized.