R 241852Z JAN 12 ALCOAST 034/12 COMDTNOTE 11101 SUBJ: 2011 PROFESSIONAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PHMA) SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENTS 1. THE PROFESSIONAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PHMA) IS AN ORGANIZATION OF FEDERAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES DEDICATED TO PROMOTING PROFESSIONALISM IN ALL PHASES OF HOUSING AND LODGING MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE MILITARY. EACH YEAR PHMA RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS THAT HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES DURING THE PAST YEAR AS OUTSTANDING HOUSING MEMBERS. 2. IT IS MY HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE 2011 USCG AWARD WINNERS. A. OUTSTANDING HOUSING/BILLETING EMPLOYEE: YN1 KEVIN FARNADY, USCG PERSONNEL SERVICES SUPPORT UNIT ALAMEDA. PETTY OFFICER FARNADY IS CONSIDERED AN EXPERT IN THE COAST GUARD HOUSING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND IS THE TRAINER FOR THE PSSU ALAMEDA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. HE ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE RENTALS BY REVITALIZING THE AUTOMATED HOUSING REFERRAL NETWORK FOR TEN SEPARATE SITES AND COORDINATED MEETINGS WITH LOCAL RENTAL MANAGERS. HE IS THE PRIMARY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING DATA REVIEWER AND TRAINER, ENSURING ONLY THE MOST ACCURATE DATA WAS COLLECTED DURING THE 2011 SUBMISSION. PETTY OFFICER FARNADY HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS AND GENUINE CONCERN FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD FAMILY. B. OUTSTANDING MID-LEVEL HOUSING MANAGER: MR. KERRY BOWDEN, USCG SECTOR FIELD OFFICE EASTERN SHORE. MR. BOWDEN EMBODIES THE COMMANDANTS GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF RESPECTING OUR SHIPMATES BY PROVIDING QUALITY HOUSING TO MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES STATIONED ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL FAMILY AND UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECTS AND INCREASING THE LOCAL HOUSING BUDGET BY 45K, AN INCREASE OF OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. MR. BOWDENS UNPARALLELED WORK ETHIC ENSURED FAMILY AND UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVED WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. C. OUTSTANDING SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER: MR. BRUCE BLACKMAN, USCG PERSONNEL SERVICES SUPPORT UNIT BOSTON. MR. BLACKMAN EXPERTLY MANAGED AN EXTENSIVE HOUSING INVENTORY SPANNING SIX STATES IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS AND INITIATIVE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT HOUSING PROJECTS, INCLUDING DETAILED HOUSING ANALYSIS THAT RESULTED IN THE PROPER ALLOCATION OF HOUSING INVENTORY UTILIZING A COMBINATION OF DIVESTITURE, RETENTION, AND RECAPITALIZATION. MR. BLACKMANS STRONG LEADERSHIP, INGENUITY, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COAST GUARD HOUSING PROGRAM, AND THE COMFORT AND WELL BEING OF OUR MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ASSIGNED TO HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE REGION. D. OUTSTANDING HOUSING INSTALLATION TEAM: USCG PERSONNEL SERVICES SUPPORT UNIT HONOLULU, AREA HOUSING OFFICE. THE HONOLULU AREA HOUSING TEAM COMPRISED OF MR. ROBERT SULLIVAN, MR. DALE WALDRON, MR. ANDREW NOELL, YN3 RICHARD COUGHLIN, AND SN SHARYN MCLEAN, SECURED 327K FOR NEW FURNITURE FOR THE NEWLY RENOVATED KUKUI HALL BARRACKS, IMPROVED MORALE AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS RESIDING IN THE BARRACKS AND TEAMED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE TO DEVELOP A TEMPORARY LODGING ALLOWANCE (TLA) MEMORANDUM SAVING THE COAST GUARD OVER 658K IN TLA COSTS. THEY ESTABLISHED HURRICANE EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOR BARRACKS RESIDENTS TO RELOCATE TO USMC CAMP SMITH, AND THEY FLAWLESSLY MANAGED HOUSING INTER SERVICE SUPPORT AGREEMENTS WITH DOD VALUED AT 1.8M WITH 100 PERCENT ACCURACY. THEIR DESIRE AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL ARRIVING PERSONNEL. 3. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE NOMINATED AND ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING PROFESSIONALISM IN HOUSING AND LODGING MANAGEMENT: A. OUTSTANDING SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER: CWO SAMMIE STEWART, USCG PATFORSWA, UNIT 3950 B. OUTSTANDING MID-LEVEL HOUSING MANAGER: MS. AVIS LINNINS, USCG TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA MS. ROBERTA GRANT, USCG PERSONNEL SERVICES SUPPORT UNIT BOSTON MR. CRAIG WILLIAMS, USCG SECTOR KEY WEST C. OUTSTANDING HOUSING/BILLETING EMPLOYEE: DC3 JOHNATHAN MIJARES, USCG BASE SUPPORT UNIT KODIAK D. OUTSTANDING HOUSING INSTALLATION TEAM: USCG TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA HOUSING TEAM USCG BASE MIAMI HOUSING INSTALLATION TEAM 4. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS. THROUGH THEIR OUTSTANDING, SELFLESS SERVICE, THEY EACH EXEMPLIFY THE BEST OF RESPECTING OUR SHIPMATES, AND OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COAST GUARD HOUSING THROUGH YEAR OF THE COAST GUARD FAMILY INITIATIVES. 5. AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS DURING THE ANNUAL PHMA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR XXIV IN SAN DIEGO, CA ON 30 JANUARY 2012. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PHMA MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.PHMA.COM. 6. TONOS FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS TRAVEL WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY. 7. COMDT (CG-1223) POC IS MR. RICHARD WES WESTBROOK AT (202) 475-5411 OR E-MAIL AT RICHARD.C.WESTBROOK(AT)USCG.MIL. 8. RDML DAVID R. CALLAHAN, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND MILITARY PERSONNEL, SENDS. 9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.