08 NOV 2021 FM: CHDIRAUX TO: ALAUX ALAUX 039/21 Subj: OCTOBER 2021 COAST GUARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIAL BOARD RESULTS 1. Please read the following ALCOAST announcement of the October 2021 Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential Board results. Congratulations to Auxiliarists Grant Graves of the Eleventh District (Southern Region) and Christopher Todd of the Seventh District for earning this highly advanced credential! Bravo Zulu! Respectfully, Captain Troy P. Glendye Chief Director of Auxiliary (CG-BSX) R 291600Z OCT 21 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS ALCOAST 400/21 SSIC 4102 SUBJ: OCTOBER 2021 COAST GUARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIAL BOARD RESULTS A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 191056Z APR 21/ACN 043/21 B. U.S. Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential (CGEMC) Application Guide, July 2021 1. This ALCOAST announces the October 2021 Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential (CGEMC) Board results, which convened 4-8 October 2021 in accordance with REFs (A) and (B). 2. The CGEMC Board was established in 2021 to recommend Coast Guard personnel who have demonstrated the highest levels of expertise and proficiency in the field of Emergency Management (EM) for a credential. This credential is a cornerstone effort designed to advance crisis leadership skills within the Coast Guard by promoting the principles of EM. As outlined in REF (B), the CGEMC is available to any active duty (officer or enlisted), civilian, reserve (officer or enlisted), or auxiliary member who meets the training, experience, and test criteria, regardless of specialty or assigned duty station/position. The CGEMC Board process was modeled after the ICS Competency Review process. 3. The CGEMC Board reviewed 27 applications and recommended 21 CG members be assigned the CGEMC. Of the 27 applicants, 10 applicants held the CEM designation or other comparable agency EM credential. 4. The Director, Emergency Management, COMDT (CG-5RI), approved the Board’s recommendations and found the following members to have achieved the CGEMC as indicated below: CAPT Becky Jones, District 8 New Orleans CAPT Jason Lehto, PACAREA CDR Meredith Gilman, Sector Juneau CDR Danielle Shupe, USAFRICOM LCDR Kasey Arguelles, Pacific Strike Team LCDR Annjea Cormier, Sector Long Island Sound LCDR Adam Mosley, Sector Miami LCDR Phillip Stitzinger, Sector Buffalo LCDR Jessica Thornton, Gulf Strike Team LT Carolyn Bigos, District 8 New Orleans LT Karl Harris, Sector New York LT Emily Ivashenko, District 13 Seattle LT Michael Power, District 9 Cleveland LT Douglas Schneider, Atlantic Area CWO2 Timothy Tamargo, TRACEN Cape May MST1 Jeromy Cowell, MSU Duluth AUX Grant Graves, Los Angeles Flotilla 12-4 DIV 12 AUX Christopher Todd, Miami Flotilla 070-06-11 Mr. Ken Jones, Sector Charleston Mr. Justin Moyer, COMDT (CG-OEM-2) Ms. Kathryn Pfeifer, Sector Ohio Valley 5. Recipients should expect to receive certificates electronically via the email address provided in their applications. COMDT (CG-OEM-1) will enter the CGEMC into Direct Access/ESS. 6. Following each Board convening, COMDT (CG-OEM) will implement Board feedback to improve the application and review process as outlined in REF (B). Furthermore, COMDT (CG-OEM) amplifies the information contained in REF (B) through webinars, sample applications, FAQs and announcements all posted to the COMDT (CG-OEM-1) CGPortal Page at: (Copy and Paste Below URL into Browser) https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgcpe1/SitePages/Home.aspx. 7. Submission timelines and procedures are located in REF (B). All applications for the next CGEMC Board are due by 15 March 2022 for the April 2022 Board convening. 8. The October 2021 Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential Board membership included: CDR LuAnn Kehlenbach, Board President LCDR Amanda Le Monde LCDR David Vihonski LT Daniel Dunn LT Enrique Quinones LTJG Brandon Young Mr. Steven Maynard served as Board Secretary and COMDT (CG-OEM-1) representative. 9. Questions regarding the October 2021 CGEMC Board results should be directed to CG-OEM-1@uscg.mil. 10. POC: CDR Laura Miller COMDT (CG-OEM-1), 202-372-2143 or Laura.S.Miller1@uscg.mil. 11. Ms. Dana S. Tulis, Director, Emergency Management (CG-5RI), sends. 12. Internet release is authorized. If you have a question regarding this ALAUX, please seek resolution within your Chain of Leadership and Management (COLM) including up to your servicing District Director of Auxiliary (DIRAUX). If your question still cannot be resolved after that, then please email CGAUX@uscg.mil. |