ALCOAST 168/24 - APR 2024 2023 PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS

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SUBJ: 2023 PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 211341Z DEC 23/ALCOAST 509/23
1. Per the solicitation announced in REF (A), I am pleased to
announce the recipients of the 2023 CDR Jim Simpson and Chief
Journalist (JOC) Alex Haley Public Affairs Awards. These awards are
designed to encourage and formally recognize Coast Guard wide
participation in conducting our important public affairs mission.
2. A selection panel convened to review seven submission packages
for the CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group A: Public Affairs Offices. The
following units are the recipients of the Coast Guard Public Affairs
Office of the Year award.
    a. 1ST PLACE: First Coast Guard District
        2ND PLACE: Eighth Coast Guard District
        3RD PLACE: Thirteenth Coast Guard District
3. Two selection panels convened to review 19 submission
packages for the CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group B: Coast Guard Units.
The following units are the recipients of awards in the listed
categories.
    a. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Large Afloat)
        1ST Place: USCGC HEALY
        2ND Place: USCGC MACKINAW
        3RD Place: USCGC STONE
    b. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Small Afloat)
        1ST Place: USCGC ROBERT YERED
        2ND Place: USCGC DEPENDABLE
        3RD Place: USCGC ROLLIN FRITCH
    c. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Sector)
        1ST Place: Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam
        2ND Place: Coast Guard Sector Boston
    d. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Operations Ashore)
        1ST Place: Coast Guard Station Cortez
    e. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Air Station)
        1ST Place: Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco
        2ND Place: Coast Guard Air Station Miami
        3RD Place: Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater
        Honorable Mention: Coast Guard Air Station Houston
    f. Outstanding Support Unit Achievement in Coast Guard
Public Affairs
        1ST Place: Coast Guard Research and Development Center
4. A selection panel convened to review 116 submissions for the JOC
Alex Haley Award - Group A: Public Affairs Specialists. The
following members are the recipients of the award in the listed
categories.
    a. Photo Products: News Photo
        1ST Place: PA1 Brandon Giles, CAG
        2ND Place: PA2 Riley Perkofski, CG-0922
        3RD Place: PA2 Taylor Bacon, Coast Guard Academy
    b. Photo Products: Feature Photo
        1ST Place: PA3 Perry Shirzad, PADET Texas
        2ND Place: PA2 Taylor Bacon, Coast Guard Academy
        3RD Place: PA2 Steven Strohmaier, D13
    c. Photo Products: Portrait
        1ST Place: PA1 Travis Magee, PADET Astoria
        2ND Place: PA3 Hunter Schnabel, D11
        3RD Place: PA2 Gabriel Wisdom, DUINS
    d. Photo Products: Photo Series
        1ST Place: PA2 Briana Carter, D1
        2ND Place: PA2 Gabriel Wisdom, DUINS
        3RD Place: PA2 Riley Perkofski, CG-0922
    e. Video Products: Video Story
        1ST Place: PA1 Travis Magee, PADET Astoria
        2ND Place: PAC Corinne Zilnicki, PADET Texas
        3RD Place: PA1 Brandon Giles, CAG
    f. Video Products: B-Roll Video
        1ST Place: PA2 Jose Hernandez, D8
        2ND Place: PA2 Briana Carter, D1
        3RD Place: PA3 Perry Shirzad, PADET Texas
    g. Written Products: Information Story
        1ST Place: PA1 Shannon Kearney, PADET Kodiak
        2ND Place: PA1 Nicole Groll, PADET Tampa
    h. Written Products: Feature Story
        1ST Place: PAC Corinne Zilnicki, PADET Texas
        2ND Place: PA2 Brandon Hillard, LANTAREA
        3RD Place: PA2 Ryan Noel, D5
    i. Written Products: Blog Post
        1ST PLACE: PA3 Annika Hirschler, D13
    j. Written Products: Photojournalism
        Not awarded
    k. Coast Guard Communicator of the Year
        1ST Place: PA2 Ryan Noel, D5
    l. Coast Guard Videographer of the Year
        Not awarded
    m. Coast Guard Photographer of the Year
        1ST PLACE: PA2 Taylor Bacon, Coast Guard Academy
        2ND PLACE: PA2 Ryan Noel, D5
5. A selection panel convened to review 31 submissions for the JOC
Alex Haley Award - Group B: Individual Coast Guard Members. The
following members are the recipients of the awards in the listed
categories.
    a. Photo Products: News Photo
        1ST Place: BM3 Alaina Stonestreet, Station Cortez
        2ND Place: MK2 Dylan Young, Station Cortez
        3RD Place: SN Christine Bills, Defense Information School
    b. Photo Products: Feature Photo
        1ST Place: LT Scott Kellerman, Air Station Clearwater
        2ND Place: Andrew Winz, Coast Guard Auxiliary
        3RD Place: AMT1 Enrique Ferrer, Aviation Training Center
        Mobile
    c. Photo Products: Portrait
        1ST Place: MK2 Dylan Young, Station Cortez
        2ND Place: SN Christine Bills, Defense Information School
    d. Video Products: Video Story
        1ST Place: LT Scott Kellerman, Air Station Clearwater
        2ND Place: LTJG Kyle Hansen, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
    e. Video Products: B-Roll Video
        1ST Place: AET1 Kyle Turcotte, Aviation Training Center Mobile
        2ND Place: BM3 Alaina Stonestreet, Station Cortez
    f. Written Products: Information Story
        1ST Place: LTJG Kyle Hansen, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
    g. Written Products: Feature Story
        Not awarded
    h. Written Products: Blog Post
        Not awarded
    i. Written Products: Photojournalism
        Not awarded
6. Judges for each award panel are as listed below.
    a. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group A: Public Affairs Offices
        CAPT Matthew Moorlag, CG-0922, Chief of Public Affairs
        LCDR Marvin Kimmel, CG-0922
        CWO Paul Roszkowski, MOPIC
        PACM Mike Hvozda, Sector San Juan
    b. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group B1: Operations Ashore, Sector,
Air Station
        CAPT Matthew Moorlag, CG-0922, Chief of Public Affairs
        LCDR Scott McBride, CG-0922
        CWO Kelly Parker, CG-0922
        PACS Charly Tautfest, PACAREA
    c. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group B2: Support Unit, Small Afloat,
Large Afloat
        CAPT Matthew Moorlag, CG-0922, Chief of Public Affairs
        LCDR Jessica Rangel, CG-0922
        CWO Mike Lutz, TRACEN Cape May
        PACS George Degener, CG-00B
    d. JOC Alex Haley Award - Group A: Public Affairs Specialists
        CAPT Matthew Moorlag, CG-0922, Chief of Public Affairs
        CDR Matt Kroll, MOPIC
        CWO Melissa Leake, CG-0922
        PACM Ryan Doss, PA RFMC
    e. JOC Alex Haley Award - Group B: Individual Coast Guard Members
        CAPT Matthew Moorlag, CG-0922, Chief of Public Affairs
        LCDR Brittany Panetta, CG-0922
        CWO Brandyn Hill, PADET New York
        PACS Nick Ameen, LANTAREA
7. Bravo Zulu to all the award winners and nominees, whose efforts
showcase our exceptional, hardworking Coast Guard men and women
across the service!
8. The winning CDR Jim Simpson submissions are available to view
here:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg092/cg0922/cg09225/
SitePages/Awards.aspx

9. The winning JOC Alex Haley submissions are available to view
here:
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https://www.dvidshub.net/awards/dma/2023?branch=coast_guard

10. A forthcoming MyCG article and posts on official Coast Guard
social media accounts will also feature the winning products.
11. The point of contact for the Public Affairs Awards is CWO2
Lauren Jorgensen at Lauren.L.Jorgensen@uscg.mil.
12. RDML W. E. Watson, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs
(CG-092), sends.
13. Internet release is authorized.