DIVISION 12 NEW AUXILIARIST of the YEAR - 2013

1. New Member, ALLISON E. ROCKFELD, of Flotilla 12-07 is NEW AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR from Division 12

Since enrolling on 31 JAN 2012, Allison has taken and passed her Boating       Safety Course, ICS 100, 200, 210, 700 and 800.  She has taken all of her qualifying workshops and tests including but not limited to Pilot Test A, obtained her BQ Status and Direct Operational Waiver and begun her qualification process to obtain her Air Observer rating. Additionally she has become a mentor in her Flotilla and has assisted the Flotilla Commander and his Vice Commander as well as the Flotilla Staff Officer – Member Training in shepherding fellow members through the qualification process for Observer, VE and PV. In doing so, five new members have been able to prepare for, take and pass the same qualifying exams and begin their Air Ops training and two for Program Visitor. A. ROCKFELD has also successfully completed training as a FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN, VESSEL EXAMINER, MARINE DEALER VISITOR and is a qualification away from having earned her MARINE SAFETY TRAINING Ribbon to begin work on her TRIDENT qualifications as well as INSTRUCTOR and  has taken and passed the OPS POLICY EXAM, APC COURSE, IMSEP and GOODMATE COURSE. She has availed herself to Flotilla 12-07 in the role as Flotilla Staff Officer – Vessel Examiner and Secretary Records and has contributed to the Flotilla's and Division's goal of increasing the VE and PV activity and personnel for 2012. She has accomplished all of this within six months of becoming a member.

    

2.      It is for these reasons that ALLISON E. ROCKFELD is awarded - New Auxiliarist of the Year for Division 12.

L-R Joe Heslin DCDR 12, Allison Rockfeld FSO-VE and Ronald Kaplan FC 12-07

 

David G. Porter
DCAPT Sector NY-S, 1SR
US Coast Guard Auxiliary