On March 18, 2011, the Chief Petty Officer’s Association and the Reserve Officer’s Association held a dinner to recognize the District 13 Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY) and the District 13 Reserve Person of the Year (REPOY). The D13 EPOY for 2011 active duty is Seaman Elisabeth Hanna who is currently attending BM A school. D13 REPOY is MST2 Melanie Quintana who is currently mobilized for Deepwater Horizon response. SN Hanna and MST2 Quintana were flown in for the ceremony. Both received gifts from the Navy League, Starbucks and USAA and are being considered for the Coast Guard wide EPOY and REPOY along with individuals selected from other units.
Other District 13 nominees for the EPOY honor were:
Reserve:
MK2 Geoffrey Anderson
DC1 Mary Boone
MK2 Ryan Chandler
IT1 Matthew Kraus
BM2 Todd Robinson
Active Duty:
MK2 Ryan Bailey
SNBM Stuart Balaban
BM3 Daniel Beekman
IT2 Samuel Breuer
EM2 Jarod Chick
DC2 Cameron Copelin
SK1 Bobby Griffin
FN Thomas Kelsey
BM1 Kevin Knutsen
SK1 Robert Martin
SN Chantal Newell
BM3 Veronica Olson
HS1 Deana Palmisano
EM1 Jake Rollins
FS1 Douglas Vankampen
SK1 John Jackson
MK1 Matthew Watson
