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MARADMIN 132/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2010 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC) 79 AND 80 SELECTIONS ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 0598-09/YMD:20091007//
AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 79 AND 80 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES//
POC/N..I. DORREN/CIV/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/LOC:DIVPA/TEL:703-692-1454 /EMAIL:NAOMI.DORREN@USMC.MIL//
POC/P.S. MARKAKOS/LTCOL/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/LOC:DIVPA/TEL:703-568-6808 EMAIL:PETER.MARKAKOS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OSD PA) CONDUCTED A FORMAL SELECTION BOARD FOR JCOC NOMINEES.  THE SELECTION PANEL WAS COMPRISED OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE.  THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.  MORE THAN 500 NOMINEES WERE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION.  30 NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 79 AND 50 WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 80. 
2.  THE FOLLOWING EIGHT MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION:
NAME                TITLE                        NOMINATED BY
ARAN, FERNANDO      FOUNDING MEMBER,ARAN,CORREA, CG MARFORSOUTH
                    GUARCH AND SHAPIRO P.A.        
PUTNAM, JOAN        VETERANS COORDINATOR,        CG MCRD SD   
                    SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
RHINEHARDT, KIMREY  VP FED RELATIONS,            CG MCI EAST
                    UNIV OF NC, GEN ADMIN
WALTERS, LAWRENCE   SUPERINTENDENT, LEE COUNTY   CG MCLB ALBANY 
                    (GA) BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INADOMI, ELIZABETH  PRINCIPAL, PODESTA GROUP     MAJGEN MYATT
PASTIDES, HARRY     PRESIDENT, UNIV OF           CG MARFORSOUTH
                    SOUTH CAROLINA
SYDENHAM, DEBRA     ASSISTANT DEP DIR, ARIZONA   CG MCI WEST
                    DEPT OF COMMERCE
WALSH, JOSEPH       CEO, YELLOWBOOK              DIRPA HQMC
3.  THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED AS ALTERNATES AND WILL ATTEND SHOULD SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE:
NAME                  TITLE                      NOMINATED BY 
HERSHMAN, MICHAEL     PRESIDENT, THE FAIRFAX     DIRPA HQMC
                      GROUP, LLC
CRISCO, JOHN          SECRETARY OF COMMERCE,     CG MCI EAST
                      STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
RAGOZZINO, JOHN       CEO, RAGOZZINO FOODS INC   DIRPA HQMC
4.  THE INDIVIDUALS SELECTED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR SELECTION AND WHICH SPECIFIC JCOC SESSION THEY WILL ATTEND BY OSD PA.
5.  JCOC 79 IS SCHEDULED FOR 24-30 APR 10 AND IS HOSTED BY SOCOM.  JCOC 80 IS SCHEDULED FOR 9-16 SEP 10 AND IS HOSTED BY EUCOM.  NOMINEES FOR JCOC 81 AND 82 WILL BE SOLICITED BY HQMC IN THE OCT 10 TIMEFRAME VIA MARADMIN.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL B. F. SALAS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//