ALCOAST 200/25 - APR 2025 2024 PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/28/2025 08:23 AM EDT
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ALCOAST 200/25
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SUBJ: 2024 PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 301328Z DEC 24/ALCOAST 484/24
1. Per the solicitation announced in REF (A), I am pleased to
announce the recipients of the 2024 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 five 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: Seventh Coast Guard District
b. 2nd Place: Fourteenth Coast Guard District
c. 3rd Place: Eighth Coast Guard District
3. Two selection panels convened to review 18 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)
(1) 1st Place: USCGC HEALY
(2) 2nd Place: USCGC KIMBALL
(3) 3rd Place: USCGC CAMPBELL
b. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Small Afloat)
(1) 1st Place: USCGC ROBERT YERED
c. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Sector)
(1) 1st Place: Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam
d. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Operations Ashore)
(1) 1st Place: Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh
(2) 2nd Place: Patrol Forces Southwest Asia
e. Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Air Station)
(1) 1st Place: Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
(2) 2nd Place: Air Station Corpus Christi
(3) 3rd Place: Air Station Borinquen
f. Outstanding Support Unit Achievement in Coast Guard
Public Affairs
(1) 1st Place: Cyber Command
4. A selection panel convened to review 121 submissions for the JOC
Alex Haley Award - Group A: Public Affairs Specialists. The
following members are the recipients of the award in the listed
Group A categories.
a. Coast Guard Photographer of the Year
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Tyler Robertson, D14
(2) 2nd Place: PA2 Gregory Schell, TRACEN Cape May
(3) 3rd Place: PA3 Breanna Boardman, D1
b. Photo Products: News Photo
(1) 1st Place: PA1 Brandon Giles, CAG
(2) 2nd Place: PA2 Eric Rodriguez, D7
(3) 3rd Place: PA2 Ian Gray, VPT
c. Photo Products: Feature Photo
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Gregory Schell, TRACEN Cape May
(2) 2nd Place: PA2 Tyler Robertson, D14
(3) 3rd Place: PA3 Christopher Bokum, PADET Baltimore
d. Photo Products: Portrait
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Gregory Schell, TRACEN Cape May
(2) 2nd Place: PA3 Christine Bills, D5
(3) 3rd Place: PA2 Gabriel Wisdom, DUINS
(4) Honorable Mention: PA2 Tyler Robertson, D14
e. Photo Products: Photo Series
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Kate Kilroy, LANTAREA
(2) 2nd Place: PA2 Taylor Bacon, VPT
(3) 3rd Place: PA2 Eric Rodriguez, D7
f. Video Products: Video Story
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Erik Villa Rodriguez, CAG
(2) 2nd Place: PA1 Brandon Giles, CAG
(3) 3rd Place: PA2 Taylor Bacon, VPT
(4) Honorable Mention: PA1 Jonathan Lally, D5
g. Video Products: B-Roll Video
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Taylor Bacon, VPT
(2) 2nd Place: PA1 Riley Perkofski, PADET Tampa
(3) 3rd Place: PA1 Jonathan Lally, D5
h. Written Products: Feature Story
(1) 1st Place: PA2 Sydney Phoenix, PADET New York
i. The following categories were not awarded due to a lack of
entries or no entries that met the category requirements:
Information Story, Blog Post, Photojournalism, Coast Guard
Communicator of the Year, Coast Guard Videographer of the Year
5. A selection panel convened to review 15 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
(1) 1st Place: YN1 Samantha Whaley, TRACEN Cape May
b. Photo Products: Feature Photo
(1) 1st Place: AMT3 Nicholas DesRoberts, Air Station Borinquen
(2) 2nd Place: SN Christine Bills, Station Manistee
(3) 3rd Place: YN1 Samantha Whaley, TRACEN Cape May
c. Photo Products: Portrait
(1) 1st Place: ITC Oliver Fernander, Recruiting Office San
Francisco
(2) 2nd Place: YN1 Samantha Whaley, TRACEN Cape May
d. Video Products: Video Story
(1) 1st Place: AMT3 Nicholas DesRoberts, Air Station Borinquen
e. Video Products: B-Roll Video
(1) 1st Place: SN Christine Bills, Station Manistee
f. Written Products: Feature Story
(1) 1st Place: Patrick Ferraris, COMDT (CG-00H)
g. The following categories were not awarded due to a lack of
entries or no entries that met the category requirements:
Information Story, Blog Post, Photojournalism
6. Judges for each award panel are as listed below.
a. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group A: Public Affairs Offices
(1) CAPT Timothy Balunis, COMDT (CG-0922), Chief of Public
Affairs
(2) CDR Karin Evelyn, COMDT (CG-0922), Deputy Chief of Public
Affairs
(3) CWO Melissa Leake, COMDT (CG-0922)
(4) PACS JonPaul Rios, COMDT (CG-0922)
b. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group B1: Small Afloat, Sector,
Air Station, Support Unit
(1) CAPT Timothy Balunis, COMDT (CG-0922), Chief of Public
Affairs
(2) LT Krystal Wolfe, COMDT (CG-0922), Deputy Chief of Media
Relations
(3) CWO Kelly Parker, COMDT (CG-0922)
(4) PACS Nick Ameen, LANTAREA Public Affairs
c. CDR Jim Simpson Award - Group B2: Operations Ashore, Large
Afloat
(1) CAPT Timothy Balunis, COMDT (CG-0922), Chief of Public
Affairs
(2) LCDR Marvin Kimmel, COMDT (CG-0922), Chief of Media
Relations
(3) CWO Mike Lutz, TRACEN Cape May Public Affairs Officer
(4) PACM NyxoLyno Cangemi, COMDT (CG-0922), DINFOS Liaison
d. JOC Alex Haley Award - Group A: Public Affairs Specialists and
Group B: Individual Coast Guard Members
(1) CAPT Timothy Balunis, COMDT (CG-0922), Chief of Public
Affairs
(2) CWO Melissa Leake, COMDT (CG-0922)
(3) CWO Kelly Parker, COMDT (CG-0922)
(4) PACM Charly Tautfest, Public Affairs Rating Force
Master Chief
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/2024?branch=coast_guard
10. The point of contact for the Public Affairs Awards is CWO2
Lauren Jorgensen at Lauren.L.Jorgensen@uscg.mil.
11. RDML W. E. Watson, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs
(CG-092), sends.
12. Internet release is authorized.
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