ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 20-21 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD RESULTS
Date Signed: 12/19/2019 | MARADMINS Number: 709/19
MARADMINS : 709/19

R 192022Z DEC 19
MARADMIN 709/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 20-21 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM/YMD:R 011946Z NOV 19//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 626-19, ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 20-21 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
POC/J. J. MCCAFFREY/MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL: 703-784-9284 EMAIL: JOSEPH.J.MCCAFFREY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The AY 20-21 TLS Board convened on 3 Dec 19 to select officers for assignment to TLS.  Through a highly competitive board process the Marine Officers listed in paragraph 2 were selected from among the eligible population.  All officers selected as a primary or an alternate will have a letter indicating their selection placed in their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
2.  The AY 20-21 TLS primary selectees and school assignments are as follows:
NAME                               PMOS
2.A.  Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies, Ft. Leavenworth (Report Jul 20)
REAVES, WADE C.                    0202
2.B.  Air War College (Report Jul 20)
BORTNEM, MARK D.                   7523
DONNELLY, BRIAN C.                 0802
HENRY, RUSSELL R.                  4402
HOOD, JOHN K.                      0202
MCDONALD II, CHRISTOPHE C.         6602
MCKINNEY, MATTHEW J.               0402
MCSORLEY, MATTHEW T.               7532
PETRILLO, BRADY P.                 1302
2.C.  Army War College (Report Jul 20)
CLESTER, WILLIAM G.                7202
GRUNKE, JOHN E.                    7509
HUGHES, DAVID W.                   7202
HUNTER, KEVIN G.                   7566
ICKLES, DAVID H.                   0802
MARKHAM, MATTHEW A.                0802
MCLELLAN, ROBERT M.                1302
MILBURN, MATTHEW T.                3002
NICOL JR, CHARLES D.               1802
ROBINSON III, RICHARD H.           0802
SIVERTS, THOMAS M.                 0302
SMITH, MARK A.                     1802
TORRES, DAMON M.                   0302
WHAMOND, JOSHUA O.                 0402
2.D. College of Information And Cyberspace (Report Jul 20)
ALVAREZ, RICHARD .                 7532
HLAD, MICHAEL T.                   0602
SPATARO, NOAH M.                   7315
2.E.  College of International Security Affairs (Report Jul 20)
KINITZ, JOHN S.                    0302
2.F.  College of Naval Warfare (Report Jul 20)
BRANNEN, CHRISTOPHE M.             4402
FILOS, JASON A.                    1803
GOGUEN, PAUL J.                    0402
HELLER, THOMAS J.                  0602
HIPP, EDMUND B.                    7523  (Note 1)
KERSHUL, THOMAS W.                 7532
MACANDER, MICHELLE I.              1302
MCDONALD, ROBB T.                  7509
MEADOR, ERIC A.                    0302
NICKA, ROY J.                      7523
REID, JAMES B.                     0302
ROBB, JEFFREY M.                   7565
SAVATT IV, RUSSELL W.              0602
SIEKMAN, CHRISTOPHE M.             0802
SOUCIE, WILLIAM R.                 0802
WELBORN, SCOTT D.                  0802
2.G.  The Eisenhower School (Report Jul 20)
ANNUNZIATA, CHRISTOPHE E.          1302
ARCHIBALD, JOEL R.                 7566
BENNINGHOFF, SCOTT M.              0402
BRAITHWAITE, MARK P.               8061
CURTIS, JEFFREY S.                 0802
FELTHAM, RAYMOND P.                8061
GRANT, BENJAMIN W.                 7557
GRANT, BRIAN R.                    7565
HALLIGAN II, MICHAEL L.            0102
JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHE I.             0402
MURRAY, KATE L.                    3002
NEAL, DOMINIQUE B.                 0302
OWEN, TEGAN K.                     6002
2.H.  Joint Advanced Warfighting School (Report Jul 20)
MCARTHUR, CHRISTOPHE B.            0802
MICHAEL, RONNIE D.                 3002
SCHERMERHORN, JASON S.             0202
2.I.  Marine Corps War College (Report Jul 20)
BARNHART JR, ROBERT M.             0302
BRENIZE, KEITH C.                  1803
CISCO, JOHN M.                     0102
DOHERTY, NATHANIEL P.              0202
GLENN, STUART W.                   0302
GORSUCH, WILLIAM V.                0402
MCCARTHY III, ROBERT G.            0802
MCGUIRE, CHRISTOPHE P.             0302
TORRES, PABLO J.                   7565
TRIMBLE, THOMAS N.                 7566
WEBSTER, DALE H.                   0602
2.J.  National War College (Report Jun 20)
BEASLEY II, ZEB B.                 0302
DEMER, DANA S.                     0402
DURANT, DUANE A.                   0202
GOOD, EVERETT M.                   7565
GRAYSON, BRYAN K.                  0302
HEIKEN, WILLIAM G.                 7566
HINTON, CEDAR L.                   7523
HOLLOPETER, GEOFFRY M.             0302
HYATT, CALEB.                      0802
MARCANTEL JR, WILLIAM E.           4402
ROSSI, MARCUS V.                   1302
STANSBERRY, LESLIE M.              0302
2.K.  Inter-American Defense College, Ft. McNair (Report Jul 20)
GARCIA, JAVIER A.                  6002
2.L.  Israeli National Defense College (Report Jun 20)
SCOTT, TIMOTHY J.                  0370
2.M.  Australian Defense College
STEPHAN, SCOTT E.                  0302
2.N.  Japanese National Institute of Defense Studies (Report Aug 22)
LYONS, ANTHONY C.                  6002
2.O.  NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
GARAUX, JOSEPH M.                  0402 (1st Session Sep 20)
PUNZEL, CARL J.                    6602 (2nd Session Feb 21)
2.P.  Department of Homeland Security, Wash DC (Report Jul 20)
CLARKE, ALAN J.                    7565
2.Q.  Department of Justice, Wash DC (Report Jul 20)
HOOD, WILLIAM D.                   4402
2.R.  U.S. Institute of Peace, Wash DC (Report Jul 20)
NIEDZIOCHA, CHRIS P.               0302
2.S.  Department Of State, Wash DC (Report Jul 20)
HICKEY, CORNELIUS D.               1802
2.T.  Hoover Institution, Stanford (Report Jul 20)
DELMAZO, KENNETH J.                0802
2.U.  International Security Studies Program, Yale (Report Jul 20)
SERNA, MARCO D.                    0602
2.V.  JFK School of Government, Harvard (Report Jul 20)
WOODS, MATTHEW D.                  0402
2.W.  Logistics Fellowship, Penn State (Report Jul 20)
FOSTER, MORINA D.                  0402
2.X.  School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
(Report Jul 20)
ANDERLONIS, TIMOTHY D.             5803
2.Y.  SECDEF Executive Fellowship (Report Jun 20)
BOPP, CHRISTOPHE L.                0302
COLEGATE, JENNY A.                 6002
2.Z.  Security Studies Program, MIT (Report Jul 20)
BLACK, JOHN W.                     0302
2.AA.  U.S. Agency for International Development, Wash DC
(Report Jul 20)
MERRILL JR, ROBERT D.              4402
2.BB.  Tech/Cyber Fellowship, MIT, Lincoln Labs (Report Jul 20)
SCHROER, MATTHEW P.                0602
2.CC.  SECDEF Strategic Studies Program (Report Jun 20)
ANDERSON, JOSHUA D.                0402
Note 1: Off-cycle Report Feb 2021
3.  The list of officers selected as alternates will be published via the MMOA-3 board updates page following the release of this message.  The list will be posted alphabetically by full name and MOS.  No action is required by officers on this list.  If vacancies for TLS quotas open from the primary slate, an alternate will be notified by the primary MOS monitor and fleeted up from the prioritized alternate list.
4.  Fellowships and Foreign PME.  An indoctrination conference for fellows as well as SECDEF Executive Fellowship specific assignments and orientation program will be coordinated with MCU POCs listed below.  Officers assigned to foreign PME will conduct foreign language training as indicated.  The selectees in these categories are directed to coordinate with the MCU POC (see para 9 below) for the applicable indoctrination or language training.
5.  Security clearance, special access, and passport requirements.
5.A.  All officers who will attend TLS should possess a regular (tourist) passport.
5.B.  Inter-American Defense College, Marine Corps War College, Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies, Air War College, The Eisenhower School, School of Advanced International Studies:  Secret, official passport.
5.C.  Army War College: Secret, no official passport requirement.
5.D.  National War College: Secret with TS-SCI only for students taking certain elective courses.  Selectees should contact the senior Marine Corps rep at the school for details, official passport required which can be applied for once at the college.
5.E.  College of Naval Warfare:  Secret with TS-SCI only for Students taking certain elective courses. Selectees should contact the senior Marine Corps rep at the school for details.
5.F.  Nato Defense College: NATO Cosmic TS/SSBI, official Passport.
5.G.  Joint Advanced Warfighting School: TS/SSBI, official passport.
5.H.  Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security, and United States Agency for International Development: TS/SCI, official passport.
5.I.  United States Institute of Peace: TS, official passport.
5.J.  SECDEF Executive Fellowship, JFK School of Government (Harvard), International Studies Program (Yale), Logistics Fellowship (Penn State), Hoover Institution (Stanford), School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins):  Secret, no official passport requirements.  Security Studies Program (MIT):  TS/SCI, no official passport requirement.
5.K.  Israeli National Defense College: Secret, official passport.
6.  Officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should immediately consult their local security manager-special security office (SSO) to confirm their eligibility for TS-SCI respectively.  Failure to coordinate clearance-access requirements may negate eligibility to attend TLS.
7.  All primary selectees are required to accept or decline their assignment via their respective monitor by 8 January 2020.  Selectees who decline their assignment must submit their declination in writing (AA form) via the first general officer in Their chain of command to HQMC (MMOA-3) within (thirty) calendar days of release of this message.  A letter recognizing this declination will be placed in that officers OMPF.
8.  All correspondence must originate from or be endorsed by the selected officer utilizing an AA form.  Officers should scan and email AA forms in PDF format to the MMOA SMB mailbox at:  smbmanpowerofficerpr@usmc.mil
Or mail correspondence to:
       HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
       ATTN:  TLS
       3280 RUSSELL RD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
9.  Points of contact are:
Col L. W. Suttee, MMOA Branch Head
  DSN:  278-9300, Comm:  (703) 784-9300
  Email:  leland.suttee@usmc.mil
Col M. E. Van Skike, Aviation Col Monitor
  DSN:  278-9300 Comm:  (703) 784-9300
  Email:  mark.vanskike@usmc.mil
Col G. E. Beals, Ground Col Monitor
  DSN:  278-9300, Comm:  (703) 784-9300
  Email:  ginger.beals@usmc.mil
LtCol R. J. McClam, Ground LtCol Cbt Arms Monitor
  DSN:  278-9279 Comm:  (703) 784-9279
  Email:  reginald.mcclam@usmc.mil
Maj R. C. Anness, Deputy Ground Cbt Arms LtCol Monitor
  DSN:  278-9279 Comm:  (703) 784-9279
  Email:  ryan.anness@usmc.mil
LtCol A. M. Ingram, Ground LtCol CSS Monitor
  DSN:  278-9279 Comm:  (703) 784-9279
  Email:  andre.ingram@usmc.mil
Capt P. A. Skehan, Deputy Ground CSS LtCol Monitor
  DSN:  278-9279 Comm:  (703) 784-9279
  Email:  patrick.a.skehan@usmc.mil
LtCol C. T. Purcell, Aviation LtCol Monitor
  DSN:  278-9267 Comm:  (703) 784-9267
  Email:  clark.purcell@usmc.mil
Maj J. J. Onuska, Deputy Aviation LtCol Monitor
  DSN:  278-9267 Comm:  (703) 784-9267
  Email:  joshua.onuska@usmc.mil
Maj J. J. McCaffrey, Plans Officer, MMOA-3
  DSN:  278-9284, COMM:  (703) 784-9284
  Email:  joseph.j.mccaffrey@usmc.mil
Mr. M. G. Cooper, CMC Fellowships/Foreign PME MCU
  DSN:  378-0696, COMM:  (703) 432-0696
  Email:  michael.cooper@usmcu.edu
10.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
11.  Release authorized by MajGen David A. Ottignon, Director, Manpower Management Division.//