topside Volume 119 , Issue 1 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 / SitePage s / 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 .