2014 Annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard

the coast guard foundation

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thursday, october 9, 2014 z new york city

the coast guard foundationfallen heroes fund

For those who made the greatest sacrifice, your help is needed.

The Fallen Heroes Fund provides support when active duty Coast Guard personnel die or are critically injured as a result of a work related tragedy.

Ensuring the Coast Guard community and their families have the support they need when disaster strikes is of critical importance to the Coast Guard Foundation. The Fund also provides educational support for the surviving spouse and children, including college scholarships.

For more information, visit www.CoastGuardFoundation.org.

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thursday, october 9, 2014

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master oF ceremonies

Gus Rosendale, Reporter/Anchor, NBC 4 New York

welcome remarks and presentation oF colors

Vice Admiral Peter NeffengerVice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Sector New York Honor Guard

national anthem

United States Coast Guard BandLieutenant Commander Adam Williamson, Director

invocation

Captain Gregory N. ToddChaplain of the United States Coast Guard

coast Guard Foundation honoree

James J. Coleman, Jr.

coast Guard Foundation honoree

Michael T. Strianese, Chairman, President & CEO, L-3

dinner

choral selections

United States Coast Guard Academy Glee ClubDr. Robert G. Newton, Conductor

2014 coast Guard Foundation award

Crew of Motor Life Boat 47212, Station Humboldt Bay


Crew of CG-6515, Air Station San Francisco

keynote address

Admiral Paul F. ZukunftCommandant of the United States Coast Guard

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United States Coast Guard Band


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Admiral paul zukunft assumed the duties of the 25th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on May 30, 2014. He leads the largest component of the Department of Homeland Security, composed of 88,000 personnel including active duty, reserve,

civilian and volunteer Auxiliarists.

Prior to this, Admiral Zukunft served as Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, where he was operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions in an area encompassing more than 74 million square miles and provided mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders. Other Flag assignments include Commander of the Eleventh Coast Guard District and Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West, where he served as executive agent to United States Pacific Command for combating Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region.

In 2010, Admiral Zukunft served as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon Spill of National Significance where he directed more than 47,000 responders, 6,500 vessels and 120 aircraft during the largest oil spill in U.S. history. His senior staff assignments included Chief of Operations, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Chief of Operations Oversight, Coast Guard Atlantic Area where he directly supervised all major cutter operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He also served as Chief of Staff, at the Fourteenth Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Admiral Zukunft has commanded six units and served extensively in the cutter fleet where he commanded the cutters Cape Upright, Harriet Lane, and Rush.

A native of North Branford, Connecticut, Admiral Zukunft graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Government; from Webster University in 1988 with a Master of Arts degree in Management; and from the U.S. Naval War College in 1997 with a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. He is a graduate of the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Executive Seminar and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government National Preparedness Leadership Initiative course.

His personal awards include both the Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals, Defense Superior Service Medal, three Legions of Merit and five Meritorious Service Medals with “O” device among others.

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Commandant United States Coast Guard


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vice admiral peter v. neFFenGer

Vice Commandant United States Coast Guard

Vice admiral peter neffenger assumed the duties as the 29th Vice Commandant in May 2014. Prior to this, Vice Admiral Neffenger served as the Deputy Commandant for Operations, where he directed strategy, policy, resources and doctrine for the

employment of Coast Guard forces globally.

Vice Admiral Neffenger is a recognized expert in crisis management, port security, and oversight of the commercial maritime industry. He most notably served as the Deputy National Incident Commander for the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the largest and most complex in U.S. history. Other Flag assignments include Director of Coast Guard Strategic Management and Doctrine, and Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District in charge of Coast Guard operations throughout the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway region.

Vice Admiral Neffenger also served as Commander of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach where he was the Captain of the Port and Federal Maritime Security Coordinator. Additionally, he was the Budget Officer of the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Liaison Officer to the Territory of American Samoa, and a student engineer on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin among other operational and staff assignments.

Vice Admiral Neffenger was commissioned in 1982 through Coast Guard Officer Candidate School, and holds an MPA from Harvard University, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and an MA in Business Management from Central Michigan University. He earned his BA from Baldwin Wallace University.

Vice Admiral Neffenger is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and a former fellow on the Senate Appropriations Committee.


Gus rosendale is nbc 4 new york’s 5, 6, and 11 p.m. weekday reporter and is a fill-in anchor for newscasts across all NBC 4 platforms. He can be seen regularly on “Weekend Today in New York” with Pat Battle and Contessa Brewer.

Gus, born in Queens and raised on Long Island, covered Hurricane Sandy and its devastating aftermath from his home town of Long Beach. He reported extensively on the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings; the Boston Marathon Bombing and has covered breaking news around the tri-state area.

Rosendale joined News 4 New York in February 2012 from KSTP-TV (ABC) in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota where he was the 9 and 11 p.m. weekday anchor and assignment reporter.

Rosendale first joined the NBC family in 2000 at WPTZ-TV (Hearst/NBC) in Plattsburgh, New York–Burlington, Vermont where he anchored the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts and covered the Salt Lake City Olympics. In 2008 Rosendale was honored with a New York State AP Award for Best Newscast for breaking and general news coverage.

Rosendale received his degree in Journalism and Political Science from the American University in Washington, D.C.

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coast Guard Foundation 34th annual

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master oF ceremonies

Gus rosendale

Reporter/Anchor, NBC 4 New York


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honoree

james j. coleman, jr.

James j. coleman, jr. has served on the Coast Guard Foundation Board of Directors since 1997. During his time on the board, Mr. Coleman has been a pillar of the Coast Guard Foundation supporting our efforts in the Gulf Coast region

around New Orleans, as well as morale projects on Cape Cod, and the upper Midwest.

In addition to his long-time support of the Coast Guard Foundation, Mr. Coleman has been a champion of the National Coast Guard Museum, having served as the president of the museum association’s board for more than 10 years.

Mr. Coleman is the former Chairman of International Matex Tank Terminals, a family-run company engaged in the handling, storing and transshipping of bulk liquid commodities with tank terminals and related facilities in North America. Mr. Coleman’s work history also includes being managing partner of the law firm Coleman, Johnson, Artigues & Jurisich, LLC, and President of Coleman Development Company, Inc.

Mr. Coleman was the recipient of the 2012 Coast Guard Spirit of Hope Award for his steadfast support of the Coast Guard and its people for decades. Mr. Coleman holds a juris doctorate from Tulane University.


Michael t. strianese is chairman, president and chief executive officer of L-3, a global aerospace and national security company with 2013 sales of $12.6 billion that employs approximately 48,000 people worldwide.

Mr. Strianese played a key role in the company’s formation in 1997 and served as L-3’s first vice president of finance and controller. Following L-3’s Initial Public Offering in 1998, he was promoted to senior vice president of finance in 2001. Mr. Strianese was appointed chief financial officer in 2005 and in 2006 was named president and chief executive officer and was elected as a director. Until 2007, he also served as the company’s first corporate ethics officer, where he led the development and implementation of a comprehensive, company-wide integrity program for L-3 employees. In 2008, Mr. Strianese was elected chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Mr. Strianese is chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Strianese has been recognized by the Association of the United States Army with its John W. Dixon Award for outstanding contributions to national defense by a member of the industrial community and has received the Semper Fidelis Award from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, as well as the Eisenhower Distinguished Citizen Award from the Army Distaff Foundation.

With its corporate headquarters in New York City, L-3 is an industry leader in aerospace and communication systems, national security solutions, and electronic systems that serve the military, homeland security, aviation and other commercial markets. L-3’s customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, allied foreign governments and commercial customers.

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honoree

michael t. strianese

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, L-3


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crew oF motor liFe boat 47212 | station humboldt bay

bm2 victoria hansen, mk2 louis ciccoli, sn jacob roberds, sn noah perry

The Crew of Motor Life Boat (MLB) 47212 out of Station Humboldt Bay is receiving the 2014 Coast Guard Foundation Award for their rescue of two mariners from the frigid surf of Humboldt Bay after their vessel capsized in 12- to 14-foot breaking waves on the

evening of May 23, 2013.

BM2 Victoria Hansen was the Officer of the Day at Station Humboldt Bay when a cell phone call from a fisherman reported a capsized vessel and two people in the water in the south jetty of Humboldt Bay. MLB 47212 got underway with BM2 Hansen as the heavy weather coxswain, MK2 Ciccoli as the boat engineer, and SN Roberds and SN Perry as qualified boat crewmembers.

They arrived on scene to find the dis-tressed boaters clinging to their overturned boat near a rocky jetty making their rescue incredibly difficult. After discussing the situation with the crew and evaluating the risk versus gain, the crew prepared for an

indirect pickup using a rescue throw bag. Using expert seamanship and maneuvering, BM2 Hansen maneuvered the boat close enough to the survivors so that the crew could get the rescue line over. One survivor was so hypo-thermic he could not grasp the line. The other survivor was able to grab the line and hold on to the hypothermic survivor, allowing both to be retrieved from the water. During this time the motor life boat took a series of breaking waves, estimated to be between 12 to 14 feet. The crewmen pinned the survivors on deck for their own protection until they exited the surf zone.

Once in safe water the crew moved the survivors below to the survivor’s compartment, administered first aid, and placed the survivor suffering from an advanced stage of hypothermia into a hypothermic recovery bag to pre-vent the loss of body heat. The crew transited across the bar to the safety of the unit mooring where emergency med-ical personnel could evaluate both survivors. The hypothermic survivor was then transported to the local hospital.

Two mariners are without doubt alive today because of the valiant acts of this crew.

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crew oF cG-6515 | air station san Francisco

lcdr james kenshalo, lt beau belanGer, amt3 travis swain, ast3 corey FiX

The 2014 coast guard foundation award is being awarded to the helicopter crew of CG-6515 out of Air Station San Francisco for their heroic efforts, aeronautical skills and selfless actions in saving the lives of six hikers stranded in remote cliffs near Point Reyes,

California in incredibly difficult flying conditions.

The night of July 30, 2013 was blanketed in thick fog, limiting vis-ibility for the aircrew to just one-half nautical mile, and less than 200 feet between the water and the cloud layer. A barrier mountain also stood in the flight path to the rescue location further complicating the mission. The flight crew also had to execute the daunting and unusual maneuver of flying below the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridges to reach the stranded hikers.

Cliffs and steep-walled bluffs, whose tops were invisible due to the dense fog made finding the hikers very difficult. The crew relied on night vision goggles and radar equipment to locate the stranded hikers, who were trapped in a narrow cove at the base of a steep cliff.

Piloting the helicopter dangerously close to the cliff face, the helicopter deployed the rescue swimmer to begin triaging and hoisting the hikers. Because the helicopter was so close to the cliff face, the rotor noise made radio communication impossible, forcing the crew to communicate only with hand signals.

Able to hoist four of the six hikers safely, the crew had to leave the scene to refuel. Selflessly, the rescue swim-mer chose to stay behind with the remaining two hikers to keep them safe and calm. On their return flight to Air Station San Francisco, the crew faced all the same obstacles they faced on the way out, again flying below the two prominent bridges to transfer the hikers to awaiting medical personnel at the air station.

After refueling, the crew returned again to rescue the remaining hikers and retrieve the rescue swimmer. The weather had deteriorated even more at this point, making the use of exterior lights on the aircraft impossible due to the fact that they were causing optical illusions disorienting the crew. Ingeniously, the crew used flares to reflect off the cliff face to light the area during the second hoist.

As if the crew hadn’t faced enough challenges during this rescue mission, the wind shifted during the hoist, causing the helicopter to drop suddenly while the rescue swimmer and a hiker were dangling below the aircraft. The rescue swimmer used his own body to shield the hiker from banging into the cliff side. The pilots then had to take extraordinary measures to finish the hoist.

Despite all these challenges, the aircrew relied on their training and expertise to save six lives that night, and exemplified the heroism and professionalism that is the core of the service.

California in incredibly difficult flying conditions.

Piloting the helicopter dangerously close to the cliff face, the helicopter deployed the rescue swimmer to begin


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O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

united states army

First to fight for the right,And to build the Nation’s might,And The Army Goes Rolling AlongProud of all we have done,Fighting till the battle’s won,And the Army Goes Rolling AlongThen it’s Hi! Hi! Hey!The Army’s on its way.Count off the cadence loud and strongFor where e’er we go,You will always knowThat The Army Goes Rolling Along.

united states marines

From the Halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli, We will fight our country’s battles On the land as on the sea! First to fight for right and freedom, And to keep our honor clean, We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine.

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Anchor’s aweigh, my boys, anchor’s aweigh,Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of dayThrough our last night on shore,Drink to the foam until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

united states merchant marine

Heave ho, my lads, heave hoIt’s a long, long pull with our hatches full.Braving the wind, braving the sea,Fighting the treacherous foe.Heave ho, my lads, heave ho,Let the sea roll, high or low,We can cross any ocean, sail any river,Give us the goods, and we’ll deliver,[Darn] the submarines,We are the men of the Merchant Marines.

united states air Force

Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun;Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At ’em boys, Give ’er the gun! (Give ’er the gun now!) Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force.

united states coast Guard

From Aztec shore to Arctic zone,To Europe and Far East.The Flag is carried by our ships,In times of war and peace.And never have we struck it yet,In spite of foe-men’s might,Who cheered our crews and cheered again,For showing how to fight. We’re always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through surf and storm and howling gale, High shall our purpose be. “Semper Paratus” is our guide, Our fame, our glory too. To fight to save or fight to die, Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you!


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Clay Maitland, ChairInternational Registries, Inc.

John BilasIdealogie Studios, LLC

Michael BurkeStatue Cruises, LLC

Capt. Hamilton Clancy P.E.Statue Cruises, LLC

RADM Richard Larrabee, USCG (Ret.)Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Carleen Lyden-KlussMorgan Marketing and Communications

B. Buckley McAllisterMcAllister Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.

Kevin McSweeneyTelephonics Corporation

Bob MontgomeryL-3

Stephen E. MueckeMorgan Stanley

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They protect us. Every day. Every night. The United States Coast Guard.Now more than ever, your support of the Coast Guard Foundation is vital to the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides support to the U.S. Coast Guard and its Academy. We fund programs that enable enlisted members to strengthen performance and enhance their service to our nation by providing vital support that cannot be met through traditional government sources. Please contribute today.

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Honor. Respect. Devotion to Duty.

Douglas A. Munro Scholarship Fund

On September 27, 1942, Douglas Munro, signalman first class of the United States Coast Guard, gallantly gave up his life in defense of his country. Munro volunteered to lead a rescue mission to evacuate 500

Marines who were under attack by an overwhelming Japanese force at Point Cruz on the island of Guadalcanal. While he succeeded in safely extracting those Marines, in doing so, Munro was mortally wounded. For his heroic and selfless actions in the completion of this rescue mission, Munro was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Signed copies of Guardian of Guadalcanal will be available in the lobby following the conclusion of the evening’s program.

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With your $100 contribution to the Coast Guard Foundation’s Douglas A. Munro Scholarship Fund, we are offering this

matching set of challenge coins in a collectible presentation case.

The coin bears his likeness on the front, and an image of the statue erected in his honor, as well as his Congressional Medal of Honor, on the back. Each coin measures 1.75 inches in diameter. Box measures 7 inches x 4.25 inches. Shipping costs are included.

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join us at our upcoming events!

thursday, november 13, 2014 • miami, florida

21st annual tribute to the seventh coast guard district

• 2015 events •March 13: Tribute to the Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, Louisiana

April 15: Tribute to the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, Honolulu, HawaiiApril 23: Pacific Area Awards Dinner, San Francisco, California

May 18: Washington D.C. Scholarship Golf Tournament, Fairfax, VirginiaJune 10: Tribute to the Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.

September: Pacific Northwest Awards Dinner, Seattle, WashingtonOctober: Salute to the Coast Guard Dinner, New York, New York

November: Tribute to the Seventh District Coast Guard, Miami, Forida

On the evening of October 29, 2009, Norristown native Jason “Jake” Moletzsky was one of seven guardians and two marines who were lost as sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision with a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter.

In 2013, over 320 people registered to participate in the Inaugural Jake Moletzky’s Run 2 Remember, and helped raise money for the Fallen Hereos Fund with the support of sponsors and donors.

Visit jakesrun2remember.com to register for the event today.

sunday, october 26, 2014 norristown area high school norristown, pennsylvania

join us for the second annual jake moletzsky’s run 2 remember


officersRobert J. FlynnChairman

William E. JenkinsVice Chairman

Cheryl D. FelderTreasurer

R. Christian JohnsenSecretary

trusteesThomas A. AllegrettiArlington, Virginia

ADM Thad W. Allen, USCG (Ret.)Vienna, Virginia

Edward Ameen*Clearwater, Florida

James S. Andrasick Carmel, California

William F. AnonsenHonolulu, Hawaii

William A. Bisso IIIHouston, Texas

Gerald W. Blakeley, Jr.**Boston, Massachusetts

Chris Bollinger*Lockport, Louisiana

Donald T. Bollinger**Lockport, Louisiana

VADM Sally Brice-O’Hara, USCG (Ret.)*Annapolis, Maryland

Nicki Candies*New Orleans, Louisiana

Otto Candies, Jr.**Des Allemands, Louisiana

Eric W. Caplan***Port Orange, Florida

James T. Caraway**Bayside, Wisconsin

Michael L. Carthew*San Ramon, California

CPO R. Angelo Cleffi, USCG (Ret.)†

Westminster, California

James J. Coleman, Jr.*New Orleans, Louisiana

Linda Coll***Miami, Florida

William H. Collier, Jr.Long Beach, California

Blaine E. CollinsMahwah, New Jersey

Linda CookeFt. Lauderdale, Florida

Lamarr Cooler***Beaufort, South Carolina

Angus R. Cooper IIMobile, Alabama

VADM John D. Costello, USCG (Ret.)†

Bethesda, Maryland

Larry CotterJuneau, Alaska

Hon. Charles Richard D’AmatoAnnapolis, Maryland

Brosius D’ArcyFort Myers, Florida

Eric R. Dawicki***Fairhaven, Massachusetts

David F. DyerFort Myers, Florida

Douglas Bart Eaton***Seattle, Washington

Paul M. Erickson***Tiburon, California

Cheryl D. Felder*Metairie, Louisiana

James G. Ferguson***Seattle, Washington

Robert J. Flynn*Stamford, Connecticut

Diane Fraser***San Diego, California

Jeffrey FreemanWashington, D.C.

Monte FriedkinHialeah, Florida

Verna Kaye Gibson*Sarasota, Florida

RADM Marshall E. Gilbert, USCG (Ret.)**Arlington, Virginia

RADM Thomas H. Gilmour, USCG (Ret.)***Eugene, Oregon

Lawrence R. Glenn**Locust Valley, New York

Al A. GonsoulinSugar Land, Texas

Richard J. GrahnBoston, Massachusetts

David GrzebinksiHouston, Texas

Robert J. Halcro**Anchorage, Alaska

VADM Richard D. Herr, USCG (Ret.)**Parrish, Florida

Walter J. Hickel, Jr.*Anchorage, Alaska

CAPT F. David Hoffman, Jr., USCGR (Ret.)Honolulu, Hawaii

Douglas E. Holm***San Francisco, California

Demosthenis M. Hountalas**San Francisco, California

William E. Jenkins* Houston, Texas

Gary JobsonAnnapolis, Maryland

R. Christian Johnsen*Washington, D.C.

John S. Johnson*New London, Connecticut

Lisa Kazor ChristovichPotomac, Maryland

George KampstraArlington, Virginia

Mark K. KnoyJeffersonville, Indiana

Mark KnudsenSeattle, Washington

Corrine X. Kosar*Arlington, Virginia

Coast Guard Foundation Board of Trustees


Leo Paul Koulos*San Francisco, California

Stein Kruse*Seattle, Washington

Gerhard Kurz*** Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Roch Lambert***Grayslake, Illinois

H. Merritt Lane IIINew Orleans, Louisiana

Carleen Lyden-KlussSouthport, Connecticut

Amelia Rea Maguire***Coral Gables, Florida

Clay Maitland*New York, New York

Jean-Jacques Marie**Tucson, Arizona

James M. MathieuManassas, Virginia

Brian B.A. McAllisterNew York, New York

Timothy R. McHugh, Esq.**Attleboro, Massachusetts

Kevin J. McSweeney*Farmingdale, New York

CAPT John P. Mihlbauer, USCG (Ret.)***Kailua, Hawaii

Sidney MizellPascagoula, Mississippi

Michael T. Moore***Coral Gables, Florida

Stephen MueckeNew York, New York

James P. Muldoon*Washington, D.C.

Kevin O’Connell** Burlingame, California

James O’Hare*Merrifield, Virginia

RADM James C. Olson, USCG (Ret.)Arlington, Virginia

MCPOCG Vincent W. Patton, USCG (Ret.)Alexandria, Virginia

Frederick PerryFort Lauderdale, Forida

VADM D. Brian Peterman, USCG (Ret.)Land O Lakes, Florida

Bo A.F. Peterson***Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Richard L. Petri**Lakeview, New York

Joseph PhairSan Francisco, California

Jeffrey M. PlattNew Orleans, Louisiana

John F. ReinhartNorfolk, Virginia

Paul F. Richardson**Holmdel, New Jersey

Thomas K. RicheyChevy Chase, Maryland

Loretta Rietsema*Plattsburgh, New York

CAPT Paul Roden, USCG (Ret.)Crofton, Maryland

Ross E. Roeder*St. Petersburg, Florida

Judith A. Roos*Herndon, Virginia

Steven T. Scalzo*Seattle, Washington

Dan SchultzWashington, D.C.

Richard T. Shannon***Lowell, Massachusetts

Phillip J. ShapiroNew Hyde Park, New York

Gov. William Sheffield, Jr.Anchorage, Alaska

Howard SlotnickBay Harbour Islands, Florida

RADM Duncan C. Smith III, USCGR (Ret.)*Washington, D.C.

CAPT Patrick H. Stadt, USCG (Ret.)Washington, D.C.

John F. StattsSavannah, Georgia

VADM William D. Sullivan, USN (Ret.)Arlington, Virginia

Cary K. SwasandBellevue, Washington

Eugene F. Sweeney***Boca Raton, Florida

Tara M. SweeneyAnchorage, Alaska

John H. Thommen***Guilford, Connecticut

LeRoy Vander Putten*Jupiter, Florida

RADM James C. Van Sice, USCG (Ret.)*Herndon, Virginia

Hugh A. Westbrook***Miami, Florida

CAPT Thomas Wetherald, USN (Ret.)San Diego, California

Margaret WintersAnnapolis, Maryland

James H. Woodward, Jr.Brutus, Michigan

Anne BrenglePresident

Brad SisleyChief Operating Officer/ Senior Vice President of Development

Suzan SpringerChief Financial Officer/ Vice President of Finance and Administration

Karla BaldelliRegional Director of Philanthropy

Dawn BockAccountant

Jean BrownDirector of Special Events

Matt ClarkCommunications Specialist

Jennifer FykeSenior Director of Communications

Bob GavittDirector of Facilities

Lisa HendersonOffice Manager

Becky KetterhagenEvent and Development Coordinator

Susan LudwigRegional Director of Philanthropy

Shawn MarshallDatabase Administrator

Brian OvercastRegional Director of Philanthropy

coast guard foundation staff

* director ** trustee emeritus *** life trustee † deceased

honorary trusteesADM Thomas H. Collins, USCG (Ret.) Past Commandant

ADM James S. Gracey, USCG (Ret.) Past Commandant

ADM Robert E. Kramek, USCG (Ret.) Past Commandant

VADM Charles E. Larkin, USCG (Ret.) Past Area Commander

CAPT John Maxham, USCG (Ret.)Chairman, Board of Directors, USCGA Alumni Association

ADM James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.)Past Commandant

COMO Thomas C. Mallison, USCG Aux.National Commodore, USCG Auxiliary

ADM Paul A. Yost, Jr., USCG (Ret.) Past Commandant


the coast Guard Foundation

Inspiring leadership, learning and a proud legacy of service to our nation by supporting the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and their families.

what is the coast Guard Foundation?

The Coast Guard Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1969. It was initially created to provide funds for academic, athletic, and morale needs of

the Coast Guard Academy and its cadets which were not covered by federal operational funding. In 1986, the Foundation expanded its charter to support projects that enhance

the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families. The Foundation is governed by a Board of 100 Trustees from all parts of the country.

The Trustees elect from their members a 30-person Board of Directors to oversee the management of the Foundation. Located in Stonington, Connecticut, the

Foundation employs a staff of 12 civilians responsible for meeting the Foundation’s objectives and working closely with the Coast Guard on all issues.

what does the coast Guard Foundation do?

The Coast Guard Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of the men and women of the Coast Guard and their families. The Coast Guard Foundation provides education, support and relief for the brave men and women, who enforce maritime law, protect our homeland and preserve the environment. The Coast

Guard Foundation aims to strengthen their service to our nation by encouraging them to excel on- and off-duty. The Foundation supports numerous programs and projects through

donations from individuals, corporations and through grants and special fundraising events. The Foundation also supports academic, athletic, and leadership excellence for cadets

at the Academy; provides college scholarships to dependents of enlisted personnel; funds recreational and family-oriented facilities; and supports educational and morale

programs at bases, on cutters around the nation; as well as hundreds of smaller projects.

in tribute to our former chairman...

in loving memory of a dear friend...“chief” cpo r. angelo cleffi, uscg (ret.)1953–2014

The staff and board of the Coast Guard Foundation said goodbye with very heavy hearts this year to Robert Angelo Cleffi, Chief Petty Officer (Ret.), or “Chief” to all who knew and loved him. Chief was an active part of the Foundation family since joining the board in 2000, faithfully organizing our Southern California Scholar-ship Golf Tournament for years. Under Chief’s direc-tion, the tournament grossed over $800,000 which re-sulted in almost 200 scholarships awarded to children of Coast Guard enlisted members. Chief was very proud

of his service to the United States Coast Guard and tirelessly advocated for the enlisted corps and their families through his work with the Foundation.

vadm john “jack” costello, uscg (ret.)1930–2014

VADM Jack Costello, former Commander of the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area, played a large role in the Coast Guard Foundation’s history, having served as Chairman of the Board from 1997 to 2001. During his time as chairman, he was instrumental in devel-oping a strategic plan for the Coast Guard Founda-tion, as well as forming crucial ties to Coast Guard senior leadership to make sure the Foundation’s

efforts were helping where they were needed most. His service in total to the board spanned from 1989 until he was nominated to Emeritus status in 2008.

coast guard foundation, inc.394 taugwonk road, stonington, connecticut 06378

tel (860) 535-0786 z fax (860) 535-0944

www.coastguardfoundation.org

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Crew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City in New Jersey conduct hoist training to become proficient at rescue operations.

uscg photo by petty officer 3rd class john kopp

2014 Annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard

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