Coast Guard Headlines National Public Affairs Website
District Staff Officer (DSO):
Rudy Lopez Jr (Aux-PA3)- rlopezjr.cgaux@gmail.com
Assistant District Staff Officers (ADSO)
Patrick Newburn – auxnewburn@mail.com AOR: Divisions 4, 7 and 12
Donald Miller – donaldraymiller64@gmail.com AOR: Divisions 1, 5, and 6
Jack Pauley – jackpaulycgaux@gmail.com AOR: Divisions 9, 10 and 11
Kip Louttit – klouttit@mxsocal.org AOR: Marketing
Jennifer Goode – jenegoode@gmail.com AOR: Aux Band
Richard Weiss – rmwgg@yahoo.com AOR: Coastie and Sammy Sea Otter
About Public Affairs
Public Affairs (PA) assists in publicizing the missions and accomplishments of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the active-duty Coast Guard.
Programs
- Community relations
- Media relations
- Internal relations
Aux-pa Specialist certification
The Coast Guard Auxiliary has a training course made for those in the field of Public Affairs (PA). This is a competency course with three specialist levels of advancement which is offered to all PAs in the Flotilla Staff Office, Division Staff Office, District Staff Officer and the National Public Affairs certifications.
For more information, visit the Coast Guard Auxiliary A-Directorate Public Affairs Webpage at: https://www.wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=A-DEPT&category=pa-specialist
Coastie / sammy sea otter
Coastie the Coast Guard Boat RobotCoastie is a fully animatronic robot that moves, speaks, listens and activates its lights and horns all by remote control. It can wink, blink and move his eyes, which presents a friendly image to young and old alike. Coastie has navigation and searchlights, a rotating beacon, a siren, an air horn and eyes with eyelids. Coastie is controlled by a trained, certified operator to be used at Public Affairs events such as boat shows, air shows, parades, elementary school visits and more.
To reserve Coastie for an event you are planning, complete the Coastie Reservation Form and contact Richard Weiss, ADSO at rmwgg@yahoo.com.
Coastie Reservation Form: https://web.d11s.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/COASTIE-Reservation-Form.pdf
If you are interested in becoming a Coastie Operator, visit the Coast Guard Auxiliary A-Directorate Public Affairs website for training information: https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=A-DEPT&category=coastie-operator
NEW! Speakers Bureau
We can all agree that sharing the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary story with the general public is worthwhile and important. One beneficial tool would be a Speaker’s Bureau staffed with interesting and competent subject matter experts who are willing to volunteer their time and talents to advance our mission.
Speaker’s Bureaus have long been used by corporations, agencies, and non-profit groups to offer presentations to the community. A speaker’s bureau is a core group of speakers (either staff or volunteers) who are available for community meetings or gatherings. Creating our own district speakers bureau offers another opportunity to educate the public and act as a community resource.
This is an exciting new program! More information will be coming soon.