ALCGPSC 160/25 - PY26 IDPL LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS

united states coast guard

16 DEC 2025

UNCLAS
ALCGPSC 160/25
SUBJ: PY26 IDPL LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS
1. The Secretary, acting for the President, has approved the report of the
Inactive Duty Promotion List (IDPL) Lieutenant Commander Selection Board which
convened on 5 August 2025, that recommended the following named officers for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander. Officers selected are listed
below in IDPL precedence order:
   No.  Rank  Name                          Unit
   1.   LT    ESMALLA, JASPER S.            C5ISC TECHNICAL SERVICES BR
   2.   LT    RIMMLER, WILLIAM F.           SEC DEL BAY ENFORCEMENT DIV
   3.   LT    LARA, MATHEW C.               PSC RPM-3 IRR
   4.   LT    RICHARDSON, CHARLES E.        PSC RPM-3 IRR
   5.   LT    BROWNING, MICHAEL R.          BASE PORTSMOUTH
   6.   LT    COPSON, CHRISTOPHER J.        OL-SEC SENE EMFR-PROVIDENCE
   7.   LT    GRAFF, ANDREA R.              CGRU US INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
   8.   LT    HUDSON, ERIC D.               OL-PAC MSRON 1-SAN DIEGO
   9.   LT    VELEZ, MARK A.                MSU TEXAS CITY
   10.  LT    REILLY, FOSTON M.             CGD-NW INTELLIGENCE BR (DRI)
   11.  LT    AREVALO, ISAAC                CGD-SE CONTINGENCY PLNG BR (DXC)
   12.  LT    MCCORMICK, JONATHAN P.        SEC LA/LB RESPONSE DEPT
   13.  LT    BAER, GAMALIEL D.             ICC ANALYSIS DIVISION
   14.  LT    COLE, SARA D.                 AWL-(HCSC-FOD)-CHARLOTTE NC
   15.  LT    SHOOK, STEVEN M.              PSU 313 ENGINEERING DEPT
   16.  LT    BOWLING, MATTHEW T.           PSU 311 COMMAND STAFF
   17.  LT    PRYOR, JUSTIN R.              CGRU USNORTHCOM
   18.  LT    SCHNEIDER, DOUGLAS H.         OL-CGRU JNT STF S-NMCC-DC
   19.  LT    BOYD, SCOTT C.                BASE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
   20.  LT    SPIERS, JUSTIN K.             SEC HOU/GAL INCIDENT MGT DIV
   21.  LT    SANDBERG, KYLE B.             OL-PAC MSRON 1-SAN DIEGO
   22.  LT    LABBE, JAMES C.               SFO GRAND HAVEN
   23.  LT    DUNN, CAVAN A.                CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   24.  LT    TAZAWA, MAKIO J.              COMMANDANT (CG-RAS)
   25.  LT    LAWI, JORDAN M.               1915 NATIONAL MISSION TEAM
   26.  LT    INFANTI, SAMUEL R.            SEC HOU/GAL RESPONSE DEPT
   27.  LT    COLE, RICHARD W.              CGFM/SEC GUAM COMMAND CADRE
   28.  LT    HILL, SEAN M.                 SEC NOLA EMFR STAFF
   29.  LT    ST. MARIE, JOCELYN C.         SEC N CAROLINA EMFR STAFF
   30.  LT    RADPOUR, ADAM V.              PACAREA (PAC-3SF)
   31.  LT    LEE, JAMES T.                 SPECIAL MISSIONS TRAINING CTR
   32.  LT    ZENG, JOHNNY                  CG-INCIDENT MGMT ASSIST TEAM
   33.  LT    DUKE-TINSON, OMAR A.          CGRU US INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
   34.  LT    EMANUELE, ANTHONY P.          PSC RPM-3 IRR
   35.  LT    SMITH, APRIL M.               SEC ST PETE LOGISTICS DEPT
   36.  LT    MARTINSON, JULIA J.           SEC SAN DIEGO ENFORCEMENT DIV
   37.  LT    MALONEY, KELLY A.             CGRU JOINT STAFF SOUTH
   38.  LT    QUICK, ALEX D.                SEC OHIO VAL RESPONSE DEPT
   39.  LT    DUBOIS, JOSHUA T.             D8 LEGAL STAFF (DL)
   40.  LT    GLICK, WILLIAM T.             SEC LIS ENFORCEMENT DIV
   41.  LT    MADDEN, JAMES T.              PSC RPM-3 IRR
   42.  LT    HUEMME, SIERRA R.             CGRU USCYBERCOM
   43.  LT    KEKOA, KIANA T.H.             SEC HONOLULU LOGISTICS DEPT
   44.  LT    PORT, JOHN C.                 SEC MOBILE RESPONSE DEPT
   45.  LT    MOORE, SHAINA C.              PSU 309 ENGINEERING DEPT
   46.  LT    SCHAVEL, JAMES F.             SEC ST PETE EMFR STAFF
   47.  LT    WILSON, TREVOR R.             PSU 305 LOGISTICS DEPT
   48.  LT    HAUTHER, DANELLE C.           CGRU USNORTHCOM
   49.  LT    PHELPS, MARC J.               CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   50.  LT    DEANER, JASON W.              SEC COL RIVER EMFR STAFF
   51.  LT    GAROFALO, LAURA E.            AWL-(FC-C)-CLEVELAND OH
   52.  LT    NUGENT, BRANT M.              CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   53.  LT    REMENTER, PAUL M.             SEC DEL BAY EMFR STAFF
   54.  LT    MANKOWSKI, JOSHUA R.          PSU 309 OPERATIONS DEPT
   55.  LT    SARKEES, STEVEN J.            LSC RSV CONTINGENCY OPS DIV
   56.  LT    MCALLISTER, JAKE E.           SEC N CAROLINA EMFR STAFF
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: 64%
   b. Actual opportunity of selection: 44%
   c. Actual selection rate above zone: (10/45 – 22%)
   d. Actual selection rate in zone: (46/81 – 57%)
   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: 3
4. Directly following the Lieutenant Commander Selection Board, a Lieutenant
Continuation Board was convened for eligible officers, of which 13 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  Allison L. Dussault       PACAREA (PAC-01)
   CDR   Jasmine E. Barnard        BASE PORTSMOUTH
   CDR   Ryan A. Kowalske          PSU 301 COMMAND STAFF
   LCDR  David M. Barrett          OL-PAC MSRON 11-SEAL BEACH
   LCDR  Amy M. Madray             CGRU USSOUTHCOM
   LCDR  Brandon P. Garofalo       CGD-GL FORCE READINESS BR (DXR)
   LCDR  Patrick M. Kerscher       PSU 307 COMMAND STAFF
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.