ALCOAST 100/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
RECIPIENT
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES)
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MR. ALFRED VERDI, FLOTILLA
COMMANDER (FC) OF D11 SOUTHERN AUXILIARY REGION LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA FLOTILLA 12-4, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF THIS
YEARS COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD. THIS
AWARD SERVES TO RECOGNIZE THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AUXILIARY FLOTILLA
COMMANDER AND PARALLELS OUR EXISTING INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS FOR OFFICERS, CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS (E-7), AND CIVILIANS.
2. MR. VERDI ENTERED HIS SECOND YEAR AS FLOTILLA COMMANDER WITH A
VISION FOR TAKING THE FLOTILLA TO NEW LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.
FOCUSED ON "PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT" MR. VERDI SUPERBLY MOTIVATED AND
LED MEMBERS OF FLOTILLA 12-4 TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL TRAINING AND
PROGRAM MILESTONES THAT COLLECTIVELY YIELDED MUCH HIGHER LEVELS OF
SERVICE TO THE COAST GUARD AND THE PUBLIC.
3. MR. VERDI INITIATED NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY COMBINED
THE SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM OF NEW AUXILIARISTS WITH THE EXPERIENCE
OF THEIR FLOTILLA SHIPMATES. AS A DIRECT RESULTS OF HIS STEADFAST
EFFORTS, FLOTILLA 12-4 FUNCTIONED AS A FORMIDABLE TEAM IN TACKLING
A DIVERSE RANGE OF COAST GUARD MISSION SUPPORT. THROUGH HIS SUPERB
LEADERSHIP, FLOTILLA 12-4 COMPLETED 21,780 TOTAL MISSION HOURS
SUSTAINING A 75 PERCENT INCREASE TO RANK THIRD IN NATIONAL
PROGRAMMATIC OUTPUT. MR. VERDIS DEVOTION, LEADERSHIP AND ABILITY TO
CREATE SYNERGY BETWEEN HIS FLOTILLA, THE PUBLIC, AND ACTIVE DUTY
COAST GUARD SERVED AS THE CATALYST FOR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS ACROSS
ALL AUXILIARY PROGRAMS.
4. EACH YEAR IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SELECT ONLY ONE
RECIPIENT FROM THE SUPERB SLATE OF AUXILIARISTS WHO WERE NOMINATED
FOR THIS AWARD. HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO THE FOLLOWING
FINALISTS:
 A. MR. KENNETH BABICK  DISTRICT 13, FLOTILLA 07-03
 B. MR. HARVEY SCHIRMER  DISTRICT  7, FLOTILLA 02-08
5. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW:
 A. CAPT WILLIAM MILNE, COMDT (CG-133)
 B. MR. MICTHELL MUTNICK, USCG AUXILIARY
 C. MCPO DIANE LACUMSKY, COMDT (CG-133)
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
PROGRAM AND PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CG-133 WEB
SITE AT WWW.USCG.MIL/LEADERSHIP (UNDER INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS).
7. MR. VERDI WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT CG HEADQUARTERS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.