R 081137Z JUN 09 

SUBJ: 2008 COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (CEOY)
AWARD SELECTION AND THE NON-APPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEE OF
THE YEAR (NAF) SELECTION
1.  I AM VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF MS.
MICHELLE MASSEY, SUPPLY TECHNICIAN, COAST GUARD AIRSTATION,
SAVANNAH AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE
YEAR (CEOY) AWARD AND MRS. KATHY LUELL, GENERAL MANAGER,
USCG EXCHANGE, GALVESTON AND HOUSTON AS THE RECIPIENT OF
THE NON-APPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (NAF EOY)
AWARD.
2.  AS AVIATION SUPPLY TECHNICIAN, MS. MASSEY SINGLE-HANDEDLY
MANAGED 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN AVIATION MATERIALS AND
COMPLETED ANNUAL PURCHASES IN EXCESS OF  20,000 DOLLARS FOR
AIRCRAFT CONSUMABLES.  MS. MASSEYS UNDERSTANDING AND TAKE
CHARGE ATTITUDE HELPED THE AIR STATION CREATE A MORE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INVENTORY STORAGE AREA.  SHE WAS
VITAL IN THE ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION OF A 20,000 DOLLARS
"SPACE SAVE" SYSTEM.  LAUDED AS A "BEST PRACTICE" AT THE
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, MS.  MASSEYS
RESOURCEFULNESS ENHANCED THE ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY IN
MAINTAINING AVIATION MATERIAL STOCK LEVELS OF MORE ITEMS
WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF STORAGE SPACE
BY MORE THAN 75 PERCENT.
3.  THROUGH HER EFFORTS, ALONE, MS. MASSEY INSTITUTED
IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE AVIATION MATERIAL OFFICE THAT HAVE
RESULTED IN A 100 PERCENT ACCURACY RATE ON ALL FOUR
QUARTERLY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AUDITS CONDUCTED DURING
CY08.  MS. MASSEYS PRECISE TRACKING AND RECORD KEEPING OF THE
ROCKWELL-COLLINS POWER-BY-THE-HOUR CONTRACT GUARANTEED COMPLIANCE
FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, MAINTAINING 100 PERCENT ACCURACY ON 295,000
DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIRABLE MATERIAL.  IN ADDITION TO MS. MASSEYS
OUTSTANDING WORK ETHIC AND INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO HER COLLEAGUES AT
THE AIRSTATION, SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SAVANNAHS HUMAN
RELATIONS COUNCIL, DEDICATING TIME AND EFFORT TO INSURE THE AIR
STATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMANDANTS CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY
GUIDANCE.  MS. MASSEY HAS COMPLETED FIVE GRADUATE COURSES,AND
WILL RECEIVE HER MASTERS DEGREE IN DECEMBER 2009.  SHE SERVES AS A
MASTER SERGEANT IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE RESERVE.  MS. MASSEY
EMBODIES THE COAST GUARDS CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT, AND
DEVOTION TO DUTY.
4.  AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 NON-APPROPRIATED FUND
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (NAF EOY) AWARD, MRS. KATHY LUELL IS AN
OUTSTANDING GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GALVESTON AND HOUSTON COAST
GUARD EXCHANGE.  MRS. LUELL HAS DISTINGUISHED HERSELF BY
DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL DRIVE, INITIATIVE, AND STRENGTH IN
MANAGING THE TWO RETAIL EXCHANGE.  FOLLOWING THE HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS PLAN, MRS. LUELL AND HER STAFF MADE CERTAIN THAT
MERCHANDISE WAS PROPERLY STORED AND SECURED AND THAT ALL EXCHANGE
EMPLOYEES WERE SAFE DURING THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE IKE ON GALVESTON
THIS PAST YEAR.
5.  BECAUSE OF MRS. LUELLS EFFORTS, THE EXCHANGE WAS OPENED
ON A LIMITED BASIS, ALLOWING COAST GUARD MEMBERS TO ENTER
AND PURCHASE NEEDED SUPPLIES.  MRS. LUELL COORDINATED WITH
NAF HEADQUARTERS TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF TRACTOR TRAILERS FILLED WITH
MERCHANDISE TO ASSIST THOSE WHO HAD RETURNED OR WERE IN NEED OF
BASIC SUPPLIES.  DUE TO HER EFFORTS, IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THE
CLEAN UP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL PROFITS EVEN THOUGH
SALES WERE DOWN.  DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME, MRS. LUELL WAS
ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL AND WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO TAKE CARE OF
CUSTOMERS.  MRS. LUELLS ACTIONS EXEMPLIFIES THE CGES MISSION OF
TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE HOMELAND.
6.  PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE EMPLOYEES FOR A JOB
WELL DONE.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OTHERS WHO WERE
NOMINATED FOR THIS VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
7.  RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES, SENDS.
8.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED