ALCOAST 253/26 - AUG 2026 AWARD WINNERS OF THE 2025 USCG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

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SUBJ: AWARD WINNERS OF THE 2025 USCG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC R 201354Z NOV 25/ALCOAST 469/25
1. Per REF (A), the USCG Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards for
Excellence recognizes individuals and teams who demonstrated
outstanding performance, innovative thinking, and improved methods
in financial management.
2. I am honored to announce the recipients of the 2025 USCG CFO
Awards for Excellence:
    a. Enlisted Personnel E-6 and below: SK1 Madelyn Logan, COMDT
(CG-721), Washington, DC
    b. Enlisted Personnel E-7 and above: SKC Adam White, MSST Cape
Cod, Buzzards Bay, MA
    c. Chief Warrant Officer: CWO3 Elizabeth Meister, Sector Puget
Sound, Seattle, WA
    d. Civilian Employee GS-8 and below: Lynn Davis, Financial
Service Center (FSC), Chesapeake, VA
    e. Civilian Employee GS-9 to GS-12: Nelson Diaz, Base Boston,
Boston, MA
    f. Civilian Employee GS-13 and above: Ron Millspaugh, TRACEN
Cape May, Cape May, NJ
    g. Commissioned Officer up to O-3: LT Austin Cowan, Base
Ketchikan, Ketchikan, AK
    h. Commissioned Officer O-4 and above: LCDR Meagan Scholten,
C5ISC, Portsmouth, VA
    i. Team Award: The Construction-in-Progress (CIP) Process
Remediation & Training Team. The team consisted of:
      (1) Michael Butts, FSC, East District Chesapeake, VA
      (2) Kerry Crooks, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
      (3) Tanner Gillis, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
      (4) Tara Hanes, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
      (5) Amber Medykowski, FSC, Chesapeake, VA, Team Leader
      (6) Kristi Peoples, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
      (7) Shawn West, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
      (8) Penny Wiemann, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
3. I congratulate the award recipients on their success.
Please take the opportunity to read their respective
awards, which can be found at:
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4. Honorable Mentions. The Team Leader is indicated with (TL).
    a. Enlisted Personnel E-6 and below: SK1 Karlee Neild, USCGC
EAGLE (WIX 327), New London, CT.
    b. Team Award Honorable Mentions:
      (1) The Construction-in-Progress (CIP) Contract Compliance
Team. The team consisted of:
           (a) Alexandre Brink, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (b) Kristin Clark, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (c) Johnene Hallock, COMDT (CG-841), Washington, DC, (TL)
           (d) Edith Nazario, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (e) Padilla Olsen, COMDT (CG-C5I-F), Washington, DC
           (f) Pamela Pope, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (g) Neena Siberon, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (h) Jacqueline Sutton, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (i) Tracy Tenwalde, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (j) Natalia Ward, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
           (k) Maria Young, COMDT (CG-SID-83), Washington, DC
      (2) Intra-governmental Transactions, G-Invoicing (G-INV)
Integrated Project Team. The team consisted of:
           (a) Paul Baca, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC, (TL)
           (b) Kevin Beaudoin, COMDT (CG-86), Washington, DC
           (c) Sarah Habbert, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC
           (d) Joseph Hall, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC
           (e) John Imahori, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC
           (f) Rochita Jackson, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC
           (g) Amanda Jordon, COMDT (CG-9132), Washington, DC
           (h) Chris Stine, COMDT (CG-9132), Washington, DC
           (i) CDR Raymond Wagner, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (j) David Winner, COMDT (CG-835), Washington, DC
      (3) The Payment Verification Tool (PVT) Team. The team
consisted of:
           (a) Marquita Ardrey, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (b) Crystal Astrella, SFLC, Baltimore, MD
           (c) Jermaine Barclift, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (d) Brooke Bates, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (e) CWO Stephen Habbert, FMS Integration Team,
Washington, DC
           (f) Sheneen Harris, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (g) Emily Holmes, ALC, Elizabeth City, NC
           (h) Lisa Kinny, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (i) CAPT Aaron Kowalczk, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (j) CWO Chad McNeil, FMS Integration Team, Washington, DC
           (k) Tatsiana Morales, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (l) Mark Poindexter, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (m) Leslie Pollock, SFLC, Baltimore, MD
           (n) Christine Radesi, FSC, Chesapeake, VA, (TL)
           (o) Chris Stine, COMDT (CG-9132), Washington, DC
           (p) Jose Tabar, FSC, Chesapeake, VA
           (q) CAPT Mario Teixeira, COMDT (CG-8Cd), Washington, DC
5. I commend the entire financial management community for all
ongoing work that is improving service delivery of CFO functions
across the Coast Guard and finding better ways to support
operational commanders and mission support professionals. The
innovative and dedicated financial management efforts
conducted every day throughout the Coast Guard were reflected
in all the nominations submitted.
    a. Thank you for all you do to ensure we are becoming more
adaptive and a connected Coast Guard that generates sustained
readiness, resilience, and capability, in new ways, to
enhance our Nation's maritime safety, security, and prosperity.
I want to express my personal thanks to Coast Guard leaders
who recognized the excellent achievements of their personnel,
and I most heartily congratulate all award winners and honorable
mentions on their accomplishments.
6. I also thank the 2025 USCG CFO Awards for Excellence Panel who
volunteered their time to review nominations. Panel members are:
    a. CAPT Michael Sharp, PACAREA (PAC-8), Alameda, CA, Panel
President
    b. Ms. Johnene Halloc, COMDT (CG-841), Washington, DC
    c. Ms. Tawana Green, COMDT (CG-831), Washington, DC
    d. LCDR Bradley Hanover, FORCECOM(f), TRACEN Yorktown, VA
    e. LT Austin Cowan, CG BASE Ketchikan, AK
7. The award winners and their chain of commands will be
contacted regarding award presentation.
8. POC. Thomas Sullard, Supervisor Management & Program Analyst,
COMDT (CG-815) available at CG-CFO-Award-Submissions@uscg.mil.
9. RDML Jacqueline M. Leverich, Assistant Commandant for Resources
and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (CG-8), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.