ALCOAST 273/08
COMDTNOTE 5351
SUBJ: 2008 SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN CONTEST RESULTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 081703Z APR 08/ALCOAST 171/08
1. THE 2008 SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN CONTEST RECOGNIZES
UNITS THAT HELD THE BEST CAMPAIGNS DURING THE MONTH OF
MARCH.
2. IAW REF A, A SELECTION PANEL WAS CONVENED TO REVIEW ALL OF THE
CAMPAIGN SUBMISSIONS. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING
RESULTS.
3. THE WINNERS OF THE 2008 SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN CONTEST
ARE:
 A. FIRST PLACE: ANT FORT MACON, NC
 B. SECOND PLACE (TIE): SFO EASTERN SHORE, VA
 C. SECOND PLACE (TIE): CGC DEPENDABLE, NJ
 D. HONORABLE MENTION: MLC ATLANTIC, VA
4. THANKS TO ALL UNITS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGN AND TO
THOSE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO PREPARE A CONTEST ENTRY. ALL ENTRIES
WERE COMMENDABLE. SEVERAL UNITS TOOK A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO
THE CAMPAIGN AND MADE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO INVOLVE ALL WORKFORCE
SEGMENTS: ACTIVE DUTY, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, RESERVISTS,
AUXILIARISTS, AND EVEN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. ALSO, KUDOS TO THOSE
UNITS THAT HAVE MADE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT A FOCUS YEAR-ROUND.
5. WINNING UNITS WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND THEIR SUBMISSIONS WILL
BE POSTED ON THE WEB AS EXAMPLES OF UNIT BEST PRACTICES.
6. CONTEST JUDGES WERE CDR CRAWLEY AND MSTC SHIPPERLEY OF THE LDC,
PERS2 GOUGH AND PA2 SILVERSTEIN OF THE LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL,
AND MS. AMBROSIO OF COMDT (CG-133).
7. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS, VISIT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/LEADERSHIP.
8. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED