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SUBJ: FISCAL YEAR 2024 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE - RECIPIENTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 211140Z JUN 24/ALCOAST 252/24
1. In accordance with REF (A), this message announces the Coast
Guard recipients of the 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards. The members below are
recognized for their exemplary contributions within the DHS
financial community during Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024).
2. I am honored to announce the Coast Guard recipients of the
FY2024 DHS CFO Awards in the following categories:
    a. Excellence in Superior Mission Achievement, Bill Mason
Internal Controls Award: Jennifer Garofalo, COMDT (CG-85),
Washington, DC.
    b. Excellence in Superior Mission Achievement, Excellence in
Budget, Planning and Evaluation Award: Integration of Enterprise
Risk Management into the PPBE Process Team, multiple units.
        (1) LCDR Scott Nichols, COMDT (CG-PAE-1), Washington, DC
        (2) LCDR Jane Collins, COMDT (CG-PAE-1), Washington, DC
        (3) LCDR Kyle Pearson, COMDT (CG-821), Washington, DC
        (4) LT Sean Mazer, COMDT (CG-821), Washington, DC
        (5) CWO2 Adam Peers, C5ISC, Alexandria, VA
    c. Excellence in CFO Principles, Decision Support Award:
Emilie C. Kratchen, COMDT (CG-842), Washington, DC.
    d. Excellence in CFO Principles, Frontier Award for Innovation
and Ingenuity: Coast Guard Centralized Obligation Group, multiple
units.
        (1) CWO Adam Vandine, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (2) BM1 Aaron Wisner, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (3) ME1 Patrick Stone, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (4) ET1 Rebecca Stephens, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (5) SK1 Ashlie Gutierrez, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (6) MST1 Wayne Kung, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (7) IS1 Preston Dodson, LOGCOM (LOG-83), Norfolk, VA
        (8) LT Teresa Pere, FSC (Formally FINCEN), Chesapeake, VA
        (9) LCDR Jeremiah Savali, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (10) LCDR Yusen Guo, FMS Integration Team, Washington, DC
        (11) Robert Thorson, COMDT (CG-46), Washington, DC
    e. Excellence in CFO Principles, Partnership Award: Workstation
Management Improvement Team, multiple units.
        (1) CAPT Kevin Carroll, C5ISC, Alexandria, VA
        (2) CWO Pedro Sullivan, C5ISC, Alexandria, VA
        (3) Jim Briner, C5ISC, Alameda, CA
        (4) CDR Laura Ladd, C5ISC, Alexandria, VA
        (5) Nicole Solich, C5ISC, Kearneysville, WV
        (6) Marcus Pope, C5ISC, Portsmouth, VA
        (7) CDR Ray Wagner, COMDT (CG-841), Washington, DC
        (8) Darryl Carver, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (9) Ashley Hull, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (10) CDR Kelly Deutermann, C5ISC, Alexandria, VA (Retired)
        (11) SKCS Miguel Bernal, D1 RPSO, Buzzards Bay, MA
        (12) Keisha Riley, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (13) MCPO Daryl Niles, D5 RPSO, Portsmouth, VA
        (14) LT Claire Pham, COMDT (CG-841), Washington, DC
        (15) Toni Myers, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (16) Darla Steele, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (17) T. Sharell Miner, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
        (18) Carma Griffin, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
    f. Excellence in Performance, Outstanding Employee Award
(GS12-13): Jamie Kelly, COMDT (CG-9283), Washington, DC.
    g. Excellence in Performance, Outstanding Employee Award
(GS7-11): Zachary Lewis, FSC, Chesapeake, VA.
    h. Excellence in Performance, Outstanding Leadership Award
(GS12-13): LT Laura E. Rayburn, COMDT (CG-833), Washington, DC.
    i. Excellence in Performance, Outstanding Leadership Award
(GS14-SES): CDR Katherine Pelkey, COMDT (CG-86) Washington, DC.
3. I congratulate these award winners on their success. This
DHS-wide recognition is a testament to the tremendous effort the
Coast Guard is making at all levels of the financial management
enterprise to improve accountability and modernize the fundamental
financial processes by which we do business. The work of the
financial management community is critical to the success of our
service and directly contributed to DHS achieving and maintaining
an unmodified audit opinion. Please take the opportunity to read
their respective awards which can be found at:
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4. I applaud all the nominees for their accomplishments and their
commanding officers and supervisors for taking the time to submit
well-deserved nominations. Successful mission execution requires the
very best mission support professionals who possess in-depth
technical knowledge, strong leadership skills, practical experience,
and professional credentials to effectively and efficiently sustain
our Coast Guard mission. I encourage all leaders to recognize their
high-performing financial management professionals by nominating
them next year for the FY2025 DHS CFO Awards.
5. COMDT (CG-815) POC is Tom Sullard, Thomas.W.Sullard@uscg.mil, or
(202) 372-3721.
6. RDML Matthew W. Lake, Assistant Commandant for Resources & Chief
Financial Officer (CG-8), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.