ALCGPSC 159/25 - PY26 IDPL COMMANDER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS

united states coast guard

16 DEC 2025

UNCLAS
ALCGPSC 159/25
SUBJ: PY26 IDPL COMMANDER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS
1. The Secretary, acting for the President, has approved the report of the
Inactive Duty Promotion List (IDPL) Commander Selection Board which convened
on 21 July 2025, that recommended the following named officers for promotion
to the grade of commander. Officers selected are listed below in IDPL
precedence order:
   No.  Rank  Name                        Unit
   1.   LCDR  CAPULE, CHRISTOPHER D.      CGD-SE PLNG & FORCE RDNS DIV (DX)
   2.   LCDR  PARGA, ADAM L.              PROJECT EXECUTION BR-SEATTLE
   3.   LCDR  TRAXLER, JON D.             SEC NOLA INCIDENT MGT DIV
   4.   LCDR  STANCO, CHRISTIAN R.        OL-SFLC IOD M&W BR-NORFOLK VA
   5.   LCDR  RIMINGTON, JASON D.         CGD-SE RESOURCE MGMT STAFF (DM)
   6.   LCDR  FIDDES, ANDREW R.           CGD-SE INCIDENT MGMT BR (DRM)
   7.   LCDR  ANAYA, NICOLE A.            BASE HONO HSWL DEPT (H)
   8.   LCDR  TOMASIAK, EILEEN A.         SEC HOU/GAL RESPONSE DEPT
   9.   LCDR  AHRENS, KATHERINE L.        SEC LIS INSPECTIONS DIV
   10.  LCDR  BARLETTA, GINO M.           CGRU USNORTHCOM
   11.  LCDR  KEMP, JEFFREY R.            LANTAREA (LANT-35)
   12.  LCDR  BRANDT, JUDEE E.            OL-PAC MESG 2-NORFOLK
   13.  LCDR  THORNTON, KEVIN M.          SEC MIAMI RESPONSE DEPT
   14.  LCDR  JANSEN, PAUL C.             BASE HONOLULU
   15.  LCDR  PERDUE, JAMES D.            CGD-SE CONTINGENCY PLNG BR (DXC)
   16.  LCDR  RAPOZA, WILLIAM K.          CGRU US INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
   17.  LCDR  CHURCHILL, BRIAN J.         BASE LOS ANGELES LONG BEACH
   18.  LCDR  MCCDOUGALL, BRIAN D.        CGD-H PLNG & FORCE RDNS DIV (DX)
   19.  LCDR  FOX, CRAIG A.               SEC CHARLESTON INCIDENT MGT DV
   20.  LCDR  TELAB, MOHAMED M.           SEC VIRGINIA CMD CADRE
   21.  LCDR  MAXWELL, CLARK T.           CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   22.  LCDR  VANCE, PAULA M.             PACAREA (PAC-094)
   23.  LCDR  REESE, KYLE D.              PSU 313 COMMAND STAFF
   24.  LCDR  GRACEY III, PAUL C.         CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   25.  LCDR  SANDERS, ANNA L.            SEC PUGET SND EMFR STAFF
   26.  LCDR  ZANGLE, KRYSTA D.           SEC MARYLAND-NCR EMFR STAFF
   27.  LCDR  FUSCHETTO, ANA V.           SEC COL RIVER EMFR STAFF
   28.  LCDR  DAVIS, JEREMY D.            SEC MARYLAND-NCR RESP DEPT
   29.  LCDR  ABER, JOEL A.               ACCESSIONS SERVICE CENTER(ASC)
   30.  LCDR  MOOMAW, ROBERT A.           CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   31.  LCDR  WELLS, KEIFER B.            CGRU US INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
   32.  LCDR  DUNDAS, IAN R.              CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   33.  LCDR  STORINO MICHAEL F.          CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   34.  LCDR  SULLIVAN, KEVIN R.          SEC BOSTON RESPONSE DEPT
   35.  LCDR  BRADFORD JR., DENNIS F.     PSU 305 COMMAND STAFF
   36.  LCDR  STEVENS, JAMES R.           SEC JCKSNVILLE LOGISTICS DEPT
   37.  LCDR  HUBBARD, DANIEL L.          PSU 301 OPERATIONS DEPT
   38.  LCDR  NEYHART, CHRISTOPHER T.     CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   39.  LCDR  POWERS, MIKAL T.            CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   40.  LCDR  DANIEL, ROBERT J.           SEC MOBILE EMFR STAFF
   41.  LCDR  CARNEY, MICHAEL C.          CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   42.  LCDR  DRYSDALE, JOSHUA K.         CGRU JTRU US TRANSCOM
   43.  LCDR  MAGINN, KIMBERLY A.         CGRU JTRU US TRANSCOM
   44.  LCDR  MOHNKE, ARIANA L.           MSU TOLEDO
   45.  LCDR  TAYLOR, SABRINA C.          BASE MIAMI BEACH
2. Officer selection board memberships are provided an alphabetical roster
of eligible candidates. Only the officer portion of each record and any
direct communications to the Board are reviewed. IDPL above and in-zone
officer rosters are combined, so each officer's status is not discernible.
3. Promotion statistics for this Board are provided below. There are many
variables (e.g., changes in performance, group size, approved voluntary
separations, etc.) that may cause fluctuation within selection rates each
promotion year among groups. Documented, sustained, high performance is
the best way to remain competitive for selection.
   a. Stated opportunity of selection: 76%
   b. Actual opportunity of selection: 61%
   c. Actual selection rate above zone: (6/16 – 38%)
   d. Actual selection rate in zone: (39/58 – 67%)
   e. Number of officers selected from below zone: N/A
   f. Number of officers selected for in-zone reordering: N/A
   g. Approved voluntary separation requests appearing before this Board: 2
4. Directly following the Commander Selection Board, a Lieutenant Commander
Continuation Board was convened for eligible officers, of which two officers
were recommended for continuation in an active status. Officers recommended
for continuation were notified of the results via separate correspondence.
5. The Board's membership and units are as follows:
   Rank  Name                       Unit
   CAPT  Paul J. Rooney             CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   CAPT  John D. Hughes             LOG-1
   CAPT  Ian G. Brosnan             CGD-O COMMAND CADRE (D)
   CAPT  Todd A. Remusat            CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   CDR   Robert D. Vespi            SEC MIAMI CMD CADRE
   CDR   Lucy J. Courtney           SEC NOLA CMD CADRE
   CDR   Baron Z. Rickenbaker       CGD-E FORCE READINESS BR (DXR)
6. The proceedings of the Board, including its deliberations and criteria
for selection, cannot be disclosed to any person who was not a member of
the Board. If there are any questions regarding the board process, please
contact the RPM-1 Boards and Panels section at the following email address:
HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@uscg.mil.
7. CAPT A. R. Jones, Commander, Personnel Service Center (CG-PSC), sends.
8. Internet release authorized.