ALCOAST 176/25 - APR 2025 2024 WANDA ALLEN-YEAROUT OMBUDSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT

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ALCOAST 176/25
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SUBJ: 2024 WANDA ALLEN-YEAROUT OMBUDSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT
1. This ALCOAST announces Mrs. Morgan Holden, Ombudsman for
District Seventeen staff, is the recipient of the 2024 Wanda Allen-
Yearout Ombudsman of the Year Award.
2. Mrs. Holden is deeply committed to supporting CG members and
their families. She provided in-depth, online family briefs to over
70 incoming families, with over 100 hours dedicated to informative
content regarding critical topics such as housing, schools, daycare,
and support services. Mrs. Holden's flexibility and creativity were
imperative to the many lodging alternatives she identified for 16
families unable to return home after the 2024 Glacial Outburst
Flood, when it was discovered that local lodging was extremely
limited and pet prohibitive.
3. The following District-level winners and nominees also deserve
special recognition for their particularly noteworthy
accomplishments:
    a. District One, Mrs. Alexandra Rockwell, Sector Field Office
(SFO) Southwest Harbor Maine;
    b. District Five, Mrs. Ryane Page, CG Yard, CG Cryptologic Group,
Sector Maryland-NCR, CG Surface Force Logistics Center, C5ISC
Electronic Repair Center, IN-SER Vessel Sustainment ISVS PRO
Baltimore;
    c. District Seven, Mrs. Amanda Yanez and Mrs. Chelsea Collins,
CGC JAMES;
    d. District Nine, Mrs. Tiffany Reed, CG Air Station Detroit;
    e. District Eleven, Mrs. Tia Green, Sector Humboldt Bay, Station
Humboldt Bay, Station Noya River, CG ANT Humboldt Bay, and
CGC BARRACUDA (WPB 87301).
4. The selection panel members were:
    a. MCPO Jahmal Pereria COMDT (CG-00B);
    b. MCPO Charlie Salls, LANTAREA;
    c. MCPO Maria D'Angelo, PACAREA; and
    d. Mrs. Carol Jones, Ombudsman-at-Large.
5. I applaud all the nominees for their accomplishments and their
Commanding Officers for taking the time to submit well-deserved
nominations. I encourage all leaders to recognize their ombudsman by
submitting nominations next year for the 2025 Wanda Allen-Yearout
Ombudsman of the Year Award. The 2024 awardees demonstrated
outstanding professionalism in carrying out their duties. Bravo
Zulu for a job well done.
6. COMDT (CG-1K12) Point of contact for the Coast Guard Ombudsman
Program Mr. Ryan Fahlenkamp, Ryan.J.Fahlenkamp2@uscg.mil and
Mrs. Lori Gordy, Lori.A.Gordy@uscg.mil.
7. RADM Paul I. Jung, Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and
Work-Life (CG-1K), sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.