R 121815Z JUN 09

SUBJ: CAPT EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT.
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST 1650.25(SERIES)
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 271613Z MAR 09/ALCOAST 183/09
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 231219Z APR 09/ALCOAST 233/09
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LT JOCELYN SORIANO OF THE RESERVE
PROGRAMS DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF RESERVE AFFAIRS IS THE 2009
RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CAPTAIN
EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE.  REFS
A AND B OUTLINE THE CRITERIA FOR THIS AWARD.  REF C PROVIDES
AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEARS NNOA CONFERENCE.
2. I COMMEND LT SORIANO FOR HER INITIATIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
ACHIEVE, VALUE AND MANAGE DIVERSITY. SHE HAS DEVOTED HERSELF TO
IMPROVING DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD AND THE CIVILIAN
SECTOR.
3. EXAMPLES OF LT SORIANOS DIVERSITY-FOCUSED INITIATIVES ARE:
 A. AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COAST GUARD DIVERSITY OUTREACH
TEAM, SHE PROMOTES COAST GUARD AWARENESS, BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
WITHIN DIVERSE MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTES COAST GUARD CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMANDANTS DIVERSITY INITIATIVE.
 B. SHE IS AN ACTIVE AND LOYAL TEAM MEMBER OF THE COAST GUARD
HEADQUARTERS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN (APA) COMMITTEE AND PLAYED
KEY ROLES IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE APA HERITAGE
MONTH CELEBRATION.
 C. LT SORIANO HAS SUPPORTED APA RECRUITING EVENTS AND THE COAST
GUARD COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE PROGRAM.  SHE
HAS
ALLOWED HER PHOTO TO BE USED IN RECRUITING ADVERTISEMENTS ENHANCING
THE COAST GUARDS IMAGE AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS OF DIVERSE CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS.
4.  IN 2006-2007 LT SORIANO WAS A MEMBER OF SECTOR SAN DIEGO SEA
PARTNERS PROGRAM.  SHE HELPED MENTOR AND EDUCATE CROSS CULTURAL AND
CROSS ECONOMIC STATUS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ABOUT DRUG ABUSE
PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND CONSERVATION WHILE PROMOTING
THE FACT THAT DIVERSITY IS VALUED AND RECOGNIZED IN THE COAST
GUARD.
5. THE CAPTAIN EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
WILL BE PRESENTED TO LT SORIANO AT THE NNOA NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN
HOUSTON, TX, 20-24 JULY 2009.
6. COMMANDANT (CG-131) POC IS CWO GREG HUNTON, PHONE: 202-475-5461,
E-MAIL: GREG.P.HUNTON(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML D.R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.