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MARADMIN 583/23

FY24 Commandant's Education Board - Graduate Education Program Selection Results

This MARADMIN announces the selection results for the FY24 Commandant's Education Board for various graduate education programs including Naval Postgraduate School, Air Force Institute of Technology, Foreign Affairs Officer/Regional Affairs Officer programs, Congressional Fellowship, LEAD program, and legal education programs. Selected officers must accept career designation by 7 December 2023, and various programs have different report dates ranging from June 2024 to December 2024.

Issued: November 20, 2023
1.  Purpose.  This message announces the results of those selected for various civilian and military graduate education programs (GEP) on the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commandant's Education Board (CEB) which convened on 6 September 2023.  Some of the various institutions and programs among GEP include but are not limited to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Regional and Foreign Affairs Officers (RAO/FAO), Congressional Fellowship Program, Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, The Judge Advocate General Legal Center School (TJAGLCS), and the Olmsted Scholarship nominations.<br>
1.a.  Major milestone timeline (read in two columns).<br>
    NLT Date             Milestone<br>
    07 December 2023     Olmsted Final application due<br>
    07 December 2023     Acceptance of Career Designation<br>
    28 December 2023     NPS registration deadline<br>
    29 December 2023     AFIT admissions registration<br>
    1-15 January 2024    FAO IAP discussions (see 4.e.)<br>
    1-15 January 2024    RAO IAP discussions (see 4.f.)<br>
    14 January 2024      FAO assignments<br>
    23 June 2024         FAO report date<br>
    23 June 2024         NPS report date<br>
    27 December 2024     RAO course report data<br>
    01 April 2024        Civilian institution acceptance letters due<br>
2.  Background.  The board, composed of one colonel and twenty lieutenant colonels, screened the records of the eligible population and selected the officers listed below.  The small number of GEP assignments available relative to the number of eligible officers makes selection a highly competitive process.<br>
3.  Coordinating Instructions<br>
3.a.  Officers selected as primaries who have not yet accepted career designation will be offered Career Designation (CD) in conjunction with selection.  Officers offered CD must accept or decline the offer by responding via MOL no later than 2359 on 7 December 2023.  Officers who do not respond to this offer by the deadline will be considered as having declined CD and will execute their existing EAS.<br>
3.b.  Declinations.  Only officers whose end of obligated service (EOS) ends prior to the report date to their specific program may decline orders.  Officers eligible to decline this assignment have until 7 December 2023 to decline their selection.  Officers who decline the offer of CD in conjunction with this selection will execute their current EAS IAW MCO 1001.65A.  Officers who elect to decline their selection are deemed as resigning in lieu of orders.  Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit the service NLT the last day of the month they were required to report to their future unit.  Officers choosing to resign in lieu of orders will exit the service no later than 31 June 2024.<br>
3.c.  Officers who screen on the CY23/FY25 Captains and Majors Promotion Boards must be selected for promotion to retain their selection status.<br>
4.  Selectees<br>
4.a.  Olmsted Scholar Foundation sponsored board.  The officers listed below were selected by the CEB to interview for the Olmsted Scholar Foundation board in early 2024.  Selectees must submit the final application to MMOA-3 along with command photos as part of the selection process per reference (a).  Applications are due 2359 7 December 2023.  Final determination for Marine Corps Scholars will be made by the Olmsted Foundation.  Those chosen will be notified via separate correspondence.  Those not selected as Olmsted Scholars, will be assigned to other programs based on the officer's expressed preferences from the online survey (read in three columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS    MCC<br>
     CRUMPLER, CARL S.           0202    1F1<br>
     HEBEL, JONATHAN G.          0202    114<br>
     HOLLISTER, ANDREW R.        0202    1LB<br>
     HOLLOWAY, BRIAN B.          7532    VMB<br>
     JATHO, ADAM S.              0402    1CH<br>
     MALONEY, CHRISTOPHER J.     7563    VLA<br>
     SUN, THOMAS                 0602    1G9<br>
     VALENTINI, KENNY R.         0202    1JB<br>
4.b.  Congressional Fellowship Program.  The following officers will receive orders from the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 upon acceptance.  Estimated report date is 20 June 2024 (read in three columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS    MCC<br>
     BERESFORD, MEREDITH N.      4402    097<br>
     ELVIN, LESLIE S.            6002    VR1<br>
     FELDMAN, ALEXANDER M.       0802    938<br>
     GRILL, MARK P.              4502    122<br>
     HOSIE, ELIZABETH A.         3002    1GR<br>
     LOWE, VIVIANA .             4402    1CE<br>
     MATACOTTA, ANTHONY E.       7557    VRA<br>
     MCSPIRIT, SEAN M.           0402    1YA<br>
     PETERSON, DESIREE A.        0602    1R1<br>
     RICHARDS, JOHN A.           0202    800<br>
     STATON, NAQUAN X.           3404    017<br>
     YEE, BRYANT C.              0402    145<br>
4.c.  Advanced Degree Programs (ADP).  Civilian School acceptance letters must be provided to the MMOA-3 no later than 2359 1 April 2024.  If acceptance letters are not received by the suspense date, you will be removed from consideration.  The following officers will receive orders from the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3. (Read in five columns):<br>
     NAME                         PMOS   MCC  AMOS   DISCIPLINE<br>
     BOLEY, PAUL T.               7566   1HN  8802   Education<br>
     HERNANDO, DANIEL A.          0202   175  8802   Education<br>
     SUAREZ, ANDREW P.            7210   1L1  8802   Education<br>
     KOLODZIEJCZAK, EVAN L.       0202   TAW  8878   Historian<br>
     SECREST, EMILY M.            0202   080  8878   Historian<br>
4.c.1.  Tuition.  MCU will provide funding for officers participating in the 8802 and 8878 programs up to $19,500 per year, for up to two years.  Any tuition cost exceeding this amount will be paid by the officer.  Book stipends of $400 will be paid once per academic year.  EDCOM will pay book stipends directly to the student and in parallel with tuition payments.  Full social security numbers are required for payment and may be requested by the EDCOM Financial Management Office if they cannot be otherwise obtained. Reimbursement for parking fees and other discretionary fees is not authorized.<br>
4.d.  Advanced Civilian School Programs (ACSP).  Civilian School acceptance letters must be provided to MMOA-3 no later than 2359 on 1 April 2024.  If acceptance letters are not received by the suspense date, you will be removed from consideration.  The following officers will receive orders from the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 (read in three columns):<br>
     NAME                          PMOS    MCC<br>
     GERLACH, EARL D.              7202    1EC<br>
     MORALESNAJERA, JHONATHAN J.   4402    082<br>
     WARD, NATASHA B.              0202    W05<br>
     WOODRUFF II, JOHN B.          4402    QAR<br>
4.d.1.  Tuition.  ACSP is a partially funded education per reference (a).  Participating officers will receive their regular pay and allowances, but application fees, tuition and matriculation fees, cost of textbooks and materials, and all similar fees and expenses will be borne by the officer.  The area of study and research is at the discretion of the officer and no utilization tour is required.  Participant's follow-on assignment will be based on the needs of the Marine Corps and the participants career progression.<br>
4.e.  International Affairs Program - Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO).  The following officers will be contacted by the International Affairs Program Office to discuss area of assignment NLT 14 January 2024.  Once assigned, PLU-8 will coordinate with the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 for issuance of orders to NPS.  Estimated report date is 23 June 2024 (read in three columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS    MCC<br>
     ADLUM, MICHAEL P.           1302    198<br>
     AGUILAR JR, TOMAS J.        3002    239<br>
     AKERBLOM, CHARLES L.        0302    V31<br>
     ARTEAGA, ALEJANDRO A.       4502    1C1<br>
     BLALOCK, SETH A.            0602    122<br>
     BROWNING, ANDREW M.         3002    1JC<br>
     DAVIS, MORGAN K.            0402    1CV<br>
     DEAN, STEVEN A.             6602    1JZ<br>
     EDWARDS, KYLE B.            0202    116<br>
     EVSEEV, IGOR A.             3404    1Y2<br>
     FRINK, JONATHAN M.          0402    1CJ<br>
     GOSHORN, JUSTIN D.          0802    V13<br>
     HANSON, MACKENZIE M.        3404    1CF<br>
     KHLAING, CHANDARA           3002    022<br>
     KIM, DANIEL J.              0602    1CF<br>
     LILLIE, DANIEL T.           7566    VM1<br>
     LYNCH, ROBERT G.            7208    1EC<br>
     MCFARLIN, RILEY E.          0202    175<br>
     MURRAY, ADAM R.             0202    800<br>
     PATTEN III, THOMAS W.       0202    116<br>
     TROUT, MICHAEL O.           0602    TTX<br>
     TUSSING, MATTHEW D.         0802    1MY<br>
     WINSTEAD, TIANA L.          4402    1CT<br>
     WONG, CHARLES C.            3404    1Y2<br>
     YOON, WONSEOK               0602    129<br>
     YOUNG, ALEX L.              7556    VR1<br>
4.f.  International Affairs Program - Regional Affairs Officer (RAO).  The following officers will be contacted by the International Affairs Program Office to discuss area of assignment NLT 15 January 2024.  Once assigned, PLU-8 will coordinate with the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 for orders and additional coordinating instructions.  Estimated start date is 27 December 2024 (read in three columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS    MCC<br>
     CHEATHAM, WILLIAM D.        0302    V14<br>
     MENDOZA, MONICA A.          3002    1FR<br>
     PAGE, MAXMILLION            0202    TF2<br>
     PULIDO, ASHLEY E.           0402    1PF<br>
4.g.  Graduate Education Programs.  The following AMOSs are associated with the corresponding graduate education disciplines and schools per ref (d) (read in three columns):<br>
     AMOS   DISCIPLINE                                     SCHOOL<br>
     3006   Contingency Contracting                        NPS<br>
     4405   Masters of International Law                   TJAGLCS<br>
     4409   Masters of Criminal Law                        TJAGLCS<br>
     4417   Masters of Cyber Law                           TJAGLCS<br>
     4505   Public Affairs Management                      SDSU<br>
     8803   Leadership Education and Development (LEAD)    USNA<br>
     8816   Defense System Acquisitions                    NPS<br>
     8820   Aeronautical Engineer                          AFIT<br>
     8824   Electrical Engineering                         NPS<br>
     8825   Modeling and Simulation                        NPS<br>
     8831   Environmental Engineer                         AFIT<br>
     8834   Information Warfare Systems                    NPS<br>
     8840   Manpower Management                            NPS<br>
     8844   Financial Management                           NPS<br>
     8846   Computer Science                               NPS<br>
     8848   Information Systems and Technology             NPS<br>
     8850   Operations Analysis                            NPS<br>
     8852   Defense Systems Analysis                       NPS<br>
     8862   Material Logistics Support Management          NPS<br>
     8866   Space Systems Operations                       NPS<br>
     8870   Special Operations (Irregular Warfare)         NPS<br>
4.g.1.  Graduate Education Programs.  NPS registration is 28 December 2023.  AFIT registration is 29 December 2023.  Orders will be issued by the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3.  Estimated start date is on or around 23 June 2024 (read in four columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS     MCC   AMOS<br>
     ADAMS, CHRISTOPHER A.       0602    1G9    8834<br>
     AGRAWAL, CHANCHALI          0402    1EZ    8850<br>
     AMIN, EVIN A.               0402    1NP    8825<br>
     ANGLE, ALEX S.              7210    1L3    8848<br>
     ARMIJO, PAUL R.             3404    086    8844<br>
     ARRIETA, CARLOS H.          0602    1QB    8846<br>
     BAILEY, JACOB C.            0402    122    8852<br>
     BATTLE, KIRBY E.            0602    1G8    8848<br>
     BELTRAN, LUCAS A.           3002    1CG    3006<br>
     BERG, ANNIE A.              3002    1EC    8825<br>
     BILLINGSLEY, SETH C.        0202    1RT    8866<br>
     BOBAY, JOSEPH M.            6002    1V4    8850<br>
     BOURBEAU, TRENTON J.        0602    V31    8850<br>
     BOYD, GEORGE D.             0402    1Y2    8862<br>
     BRUNS, DYLAN D.             3002    145    8824<br>
     BUCK, JOHN L.               0302    V25    8850<br>
     BURDS, JEFFREY T.           3404    TMG    8844<br>
     CAMPOS, OMAR L.             6002    V6B    8831<br>
     CANNON, VICTORIA L.         6002    143    8840<br>
     CLARK, MALACHIJAH M.        6002    VHD    8831<br>
     COLEMAN, NICHOLAS T.        0602    15H    8848<br>
     CUNNINGHAM II, WILLIAM H.   0302    D18    8866<br>
     DAUM, JACOB A.              0302    1GT    8831<br>
     DEEMS, GEORGIA O.           1302    193    8850<br>
     DEVAULT, KRISTOFER T.       3404    914    8844<br>
     DEVORE, RUSSELL J.          0202    V26    8852<br>
     DOMINGUEZ JR, ROBERT J.     0370    1MX    8870<br>
     DONNELLY, SHEA P.           0602    1CF    8866<br>
     DORRELL, ARIN M.            6002    VM1    8840<br>
     DOWNING, STEPHANIE M.       4502    138    8834<br>
     DRAKE, ELIZABETH J.         3002    1GE    8834<br>
     DREIBELBIS, GREGORY S.      4502    1FZ    4505<br>
     DYE, JEREMIAH D.            6002    H83    8825<br>
     ELLIOTT, MILES W.           3002    TMG    8803<br>
     FINNEGAN, JOHN              0302    1GR    8848<br>
     FIORENTINO, EDWARD J.       7208    1PJ    8834<br>
     FRASER, LOGAN M.            7563    VLA    8850<br>
     FRITZ, JACOB M.             0402    1QN    8852<br>
     FUCHS, CHRISTOPHER R.       0402    15E    8862<br>
     FUSCO III, ROBERT J.        0402    143    8825<br>
     GARAYPEREZ, CHRISTOPHER A.  3002    1Y4    3006<br>
     GIERLING, DANIEL L.         7532    1T3    8846<br>
     GILLAN, JOSHUA A.           0602    15A    8848<br>
     GOHLWAR, RAAJPAAL S.        0602    1G9    8846<br>
     GONZALEZ, LIZETH            6602    1JT    8862<br>
     GOSE, MORGAN N.             3002    1GT    3006<br>
     GRAHAM, PHILLIP D.          0802    1NG    8824<br>
     GREGORIUS, RANDALL J.       0402    1J8    8824<br>
     GREGORY, MATTHEW J.         0202    1JB    8824<br>
     GUSTAFSON, ANSEL E.         0602    V13    8848<br>
     HALE, JOSHUA A.             7220    1L1    8840<br>
     HAUDE, HENRIK C.            3002    V31    3006<br>
     HEDRICK, GRIFFEN B.         0602    1Y2    8848<br>
     HELLER, ALEXANDRA L.        1702    1G7    8824<br>
     HENDERSON, CHRISTOPHER M.   6602    1JN    3006<br>
     HORMAN, JOSHUA D.           7557    VR1    8848<br>
     IVANOV, ALEXIS M.           0602    1G8    8825<br>
     IVANOV, VADIM A.            0402    160    8850<br>
     JACKSON, ALEXANDRA R.       0402    15G    8803<br>
     JACOB, ZACHARY R.           5803    092    8846<br>
     JANSEN, BRANDAN R.          1302    198    8803<br>
     JONES, ANTWON H.            0202    124    8825<br>
     KANGWIJAYA, JORDAN A.       7565    VLB    8824<br>
     KEENAN JR, STEVEN J.        4502    1C1    4505<br>
     KILLEEN, CASEY M.           0602    1JL    8824<br>
     KIM, ROD H.                 0402    TMH    8850<br>
     KRONLAGE, JOSEPH H.         0302    V17    8824<br>
     LAMPE, JOSHUA J.            0302    V13    8825<br>
     LARSON, ALEXANDER N.        1702    TRV    8834<br>
     LEVINE, JASON C.            0202    H86    8846<br>
     LINDSTROM, JUSTIN A.        0202    V11    8834<br>
     LOCKSMITH, JOHN W.          0402    1Y6    8852<br>
     LUND, ZECHARIAH M.          3002    V16    3006<br>
     MANNINO, BENJAMIN M.        0302    V31    8866<br>
     MARGROUM, MACKENZIE A.      4502    1ER    4505<br>
     MARSHALL, RYNEL M.          7220    044    8834<br>
     MATAHERNANDEZ, MANUEL E.    4502    137    8852<br>
     MCCABE, WILLIAM J.          7563    VLC    8820<br>
     MCDANNEL, RYAN B.           3002    1EM    8850<br>
     MCLELLAN, JONATHAN D.       0602    1XC    8848<br>
     MCMULLEN, TYNAN             0302    V26    8803<br>
     MILLER, DANIEL C.           3002    UKU    3006<br>
     MILLER, MARGARET            0102    152    8840<br>
     MULKEARNS, PATRICK T.       0602    1QH    8846<br>
     MURRAY, CHRISTOPHER M.      0602    1G9    8846<br>
     NAUGHTON, HARRISON R.       0402    145    8848<br>
     NERI, BRIAN C.              7509    V81    8866<br>
     NGUYEN, KEVIN D.            0402    1Y5    8846<br>
     PACKER, JORDAN R.           1302    167    8850<br>
     PANZINI, SEAN T.            0602    1NB    8850<br>
     PATTERSON, ISAAC J.         0302    V35    8834<br>
     PECHIE, PAUL M.             0402    1Y4    8852<br>
     PRESTON, QUINLIN J.         0602    1CK    8816<br>
     RAMOS, AARON A.             0202    1CE    8834<br>
     RASCHE, COLTON L.           3404    1Y2    8844<br>
     REYNOLDS, NICHOLAS M.       0102    1WX    8840<br>
     ROSE JR, WILLIAM D.         7566    1HL    8834<br>
     RUESS, BRANDON J.           0402    1Y5    3006<br>
     RYAN, COLE W.               0602    V28    8866<br>
     SCOTT, BRADY J.             7532    VM2    8831<br>
     SCOTT, JASMINE S.           4502    1F1    4505<br>
     SIMMONS, ASA C.             0202    1CC    8850<br>
     SUGG, JACOB M.              4502    1F1    4505<br>
     SULENTIC, STEPHEN A.        0602    V11    8852<br>
     SUMNER, ANDREW M.           0402    1R2    8831<br>
     TATAR, MATTHEW S.           0602    137    8848<br>
     TAYLOR, JAMESON W.          0602    1GT    8834<br>
     VIEIRA, STEVEN R.           0202    1J1    8834<br>
     VOLKOV, KEVIN               3002    1RT    8846<br>
     WATRAL, PATRICK D.          0202    028    8866<br>
     WEINGARTEN, LEAH S.         0402    1QN    8866<br>
     WHALING, JOHN K.            0802    1NB    8850<br>
     WHEELER, COLLIN R.          7566    VM1    8816<br>
     WISE, JESSE T.              3002    1YE    3006<br>
     WRIGHT, KEITH C.            7210    1QD    8866<br>
     WRINKLE, KURTIS B.          7523    1JJ    8840<br>
     ZOLOVICK, GEORGE T.         0202    1JG    8866<br>
4.h.  The Judge Advocate General Legal Center School (TJAGLCS) acceptance letters are required by 1 April 2024.  The following officers will receive orders from the Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 (read in four columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS    MCC    AMOS<br>
     ALI, MIKAIL A.              4402    086    4405<br>
     BLAIR, TYLER W.             4402    W27    4409<br>
     BUCKHOLTZ CHELSEA A.        4402    098    4417<br>
     BUSSLER, ARNE J.            4402    031    4409<br>
     CARSON, PAUL E.             4402    034    4409<br>
     CARVER, VAN A.              4402    1E1    4409<br>
     FRENZEL V., OTTO N.         4402    168    4409<br>
     HILL, AVERY B.              4402    033    4405<br>
     LINDSEY, ANDREW S.          4402    124    4405<br>
     MILLETTE, ANTHONY A.        4402    016    4405<br>
     STARKES, HOLLY M.           4402    110    4409<br>
     TROTTIER, STEVEN M.         4402    097    4409<br>
4.i.  Junior Officer Strategic Intelligence Program (JOSIP), Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program (JOCCP), and Junior Officer Geospatial Intelligence Program (JOGP).  The following officers will receive orders from their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) monitor (read in four columns):<br>
     NAME                        PMOS     MCC   Program<br>
     BYBEE, DAWN J.              0202    121    JOSIP<br>
     DAY, LIAM A.                0202    174    JOSIP<br>
     JOHNSON, RAEANNE C.         0202    1EP    JOCCP<br>
     VANDUCH, ALEXANDER N.       0202    1RU    JOGP<br>
5.  Alternates<br>
5.a.   The list of officers selected as alternates for the FY24 CEB will be published via the MMOA-3 Commandant's Education Board info page following the release of this message at the following CAC protected website:  https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/OA3CEB/<br>
5.b.  The list will be posted alphabetically by full name and MOS.  No action is required by officers on this list.  If vacancies open from the primary slate, an available alternate will be notified by their primary MOS monitor or Graduate Education Manager to fleet up.<br>
6.  Communication to Headquarters Marine Corps<br>
6.a.  All correspondence must originate from and be endorsed by the selected officer.  Submit correspondence to:  MMOA-3 GradEd Organizational Email:  SMBMMOAGRADEDU@usmc.mil<br>
7.  Points of Contact:<br>
7.a.  Olmsted Scholar Program<br>
         Mr. Michael Cooper (Marine Corps University)<br>
         DSN: 378-0696, Comm: (703) 432-0696<br>
         Email: michael.cooper@usmcu.edu<br>
7.b.  Masters of Education<br>
         Maj Nathan M. Clark<br>
         Comm: (703) 784-4726<br>
         Email: nathan.clark@usmc.mil<br>
7.c.  Masters of History<br>
         Maj Benjamin Brewster (United States Naval Academy)  <br>
         Comm: (410) 293-6295<br>
         Email: brewster@usna.edu<br>
7.d.  Advanced Civilian School Program <br>
        Maj Jaime Goss, Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3<br>
        Comm: (703) 784-9284/5<br>
        Email: SMBMMOAGRADEDU@usmc.mil<br>
7.e.  Congressional Fellowship Program<br>
         Maj Charles T.J. Byers (OLA)<br>
         Tel:  (703) 692-0197<br>
         Email:  HQMC_OLA_CFP@usmc.mil<br>
         Email:  charles.t.byers@usmc.mil<br>
7.f.  International Affairs Program (IAP)<br>
         Mr. Clayton Fisher (PLU-8)<br>
         Tel:  (703) 692-4365<br>
         Email:  clayton.fisher@usmc.mil<br>
7.g.  Law Programs (TJAGLCS)<br>
         Maj John B. Woodruff II<br>
         Tel:  (703) 955-1424<br>
         Email:  john.woodruff@usmc.mil<br>
7.h.  Naval Postgraduate School<br>
         LtCol Amy B. Roznowski<br>
         Tel: (831) 656-2794<br>
         Email: amy.roznowski@nps.edu<br>
7.i.  Leadership Development Program (LEAD)<br>
         Capt Paola C. Phipps<br>
         Tel: (410) 293-6304<br>
         Email: pphipps@usna.edu<br>
7.j.  Junior Officer Intelligence Programs<br>
         Capt Nathan C. Rogers<br>
         Tel:  (703) 784-9277<br>
         Email:  nathan.c.rogers@usmc.mil<br>
8.  Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.