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COMDTNOTE 5050
SUBJ: 2012 CAPT STRATTON AND MCPO FAURIE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LCDR ERIN WILLIAMS, CURRENTLY
ASSIGNED TO MSU VALDEZ, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT
OF THE 2012 CAPT DOROTHY STRATTON LEADERSHIP AWARD, AND BM2 HANNAH
AMOS-MCDOWELL, CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO ANT PANAMA CITY, HAS BEEN
SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2012 MCPO PEARL FAURIE LEADERSHIP
AWARD. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT
AND CONVENTION CENTER IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MD ON 5 MARCH 2012 DURING
THE 25TH ANNUAL JOINT WOMENS LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM.
2. EACH NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED BY EXAMPLE, INSPIRATIONAL, INNOVATIVE
AND IMAGINATIVE LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP ON AND OFF DUTY, MADE
SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS THAT RESULTED IN LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN
WORKING CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR PEERS, SUBORDINATES
AND THE COAST GUARD, AND EXEMPLIFIED THE COAST GUARD CORE VALUES OF
HONOR, RESPECT AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
3. WINNER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
      A. LCDR ERIN WILLIAMS CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF MARINE SAFETY UNIT VALDEZ. CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF THOSE
AROUND HER, LCDR WILLIAMS CHAMPIONED THE INNOVATIVE CONCEPT OF COAST
GUARD FORCES VALDEZ. THIS EFFORT UNITED SIX SEPARATE COMMANDS
RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, LOGISTICS AND JOINT OPERATIONS. THIS
CONSTRUCT HAS PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL THAT A COAST GUARD FORCES VALDEZ
COMMAND CHIEF POSITION WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE FOR ITS LONG TERM
SUSTAINMENT. RECOGNIZING THE HARDSHIPS IMPOSED BY LIVING OVER SIX
HOURS FROM A MAJOR CITY, LCDR WILLIAMS LED EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A
SATELLITE COAST GUARD EXCHANGE IN VALDEZ. ONE OF ONLY TWO IN THE
ENTIRE COAST GUARD, THE EXCHANGE HAS PROVIDED A VITAL SERVICE TO THE
COAST GUARD COMMUNITY AND OFFERED SOME RELIEF FROM THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING IN ALASKA. PARTNERING WITH THE LOCAL COAST GUARD FAMILY
ASSOCIATION AND DISTRICT WORK LIFE STAFF, LCDR WILLIAMS RECRUITED TWO
SPOUSES AND FACILITATED THEIR IN-HOME CHILDCARE CERTIFICATIONS. THIS
CREATED SAFE, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE WHERE BEFORE THERE WAS NONE AND
PROVIDED JOBS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FOR COAST GUARD SPOUSES.  THE
CHILDCARE IS NOW A SERVICE THAT IS WELL UTILIZED BY SEVERAL COAST
GUARD FAMILIES. LCDR WILLIAMS WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUCCESSFUL
COAST GUARD SPONSORSHIP OF THE IDITAROD DOG SLED RACER, KEN ANDERSON.
THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED GLOBAL EXPOSURE TO OVER TWO MILLION VIEWERS
OF THE RACE AND PROMOTED TEAM COAST GUARD IN SEVERAL REMOTE ALASKAN
COMMUNITIES. LCDR WILLIAMS DEDICATION TO COAST GUARD PERSONNEL IN
VALDEZ, AK HAS RESULTED IN LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF LIFE
FOR OTHERS, AND SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
      B. BM2 HANNAH AMOS-MCDOWELL CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE OPERATIONS
PETTY OFFICER OF ANT PANAMA CITY. CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYING STEADFAST
LEADERSHIP BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY, SHE WAS THE KEY ORGANIZER OF THE
HIGHLY PUBLICIZED 2011 JOINT AGENCY RESCUE EXERCISE INVOLVING OVER
140 PERSONNEL ACROSS SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS. AS THE SOLE POINT OF
CONTACT, BM2 AMOS-MCDOWELL COORDINATED EIGHTEEN SURFACE AND TWO AIR
ASSETS, SCHEDULED REHEARSALS, AND ENSURED ROBUST PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COVERAGE OF THE EVENT. BM2 AMOS-MCDOWELL ALSO HOSTED 20 YOUNG WOMEN
FROM THE BAY COUNTY FUTURE WOMENS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PROVIDING A UNIT
TOUR AND DISCUSSION OF COAST GUARD OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. SHE ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN A CEREMONY HONORING WOMEN VETERANS DURING VETERANS
DAY 2011. IN ADDITION TO HER COAST GUARD RESPONSIBILITIES, BM2
AMOS-MCDOWELL VOLUNTEERED OVER 320 HOURS WITH THE LOCAL HOMELESS
RESCUE MISSION, HUMANE SOCIETY AND YOUTH ATHLETICS PROGRAMS. HER
DEDICATION TO DUTY AND MENTORSHIP ON AND OFF DUTY IS AN INSPIRATIONAL
EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
4. THESE AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AND ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF
WOMEN WHO EMBRACED THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE ADMISSION OF WOMEN
INTO THE COAST GUARD. CAPT STRATTON WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE
WOMENS RESERVE (SPARS) DURING WORLD WAR II AND ON 1 JANUARY 1964,
MCPO FAURIE WAS THE FIRST SPAR TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF E-9.
5. I EXTEND A SPECIAL COMMENDATION TO THE TWO MEMBERS WHO ACHIEVED
HONORABLE MENTION DURING THIS AWARD PROCESS: LCDR CAMILLA BOSANQUET
OF USCGC SENECA AND HSC JOANNE WARZYNSKI OF SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
6. I ALSO COMMEND THE OVER 30 NOMINEES FOR THESE PRESTIGIOUS
AWARDS. EACH NOMINEE IS RECOGNIZED AS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER, AND FOR
THEIR WORK IN MENTORING, WORKPLACE CLIMATE IMPROVEMENT, AND VOLUNTEER
OUTREACH.
7. POC IS CDR TANYA SCHNEIDER, EMAIL TANYA.L.SCHNEIDER(AT)USCG.MIL,
PHONE (202)475-5247.
8. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.