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MARADMIN 110/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA(UC)//
SUBJ/2012 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC) 83 AND 84 SELECTIONS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 440-11/021956ZAUG11//
AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 83 AND 84 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES.//
POC/DORREN, NAOMI/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:DIV PA COMREL/TEL:(703) 692-1454//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REF A SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC). IN LATE JAN, THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OSD PA) CONDUCTED A 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 350 NOMINEES WERE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION. 41 NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 83 AND 41 WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 84.
2.  THE FOLLOWING FOUR MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED OR
PARTICIPATION:
NAME                  TITLE                    NOMINATED BY
BENGOCHEA, CHARLES    CEO, HONEYBAKED HAM,GA   CG MCRD PI
JENKINS, DAVID        SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT    HQMC DIRPA
                      OF FINANCE AND ADMIN,
                      CLEVELAND BROWNS, OH
REED, MOHAMMED        MAYOR, CITY OF           CG MCRD PI
                      ATLANTA, GA
ROSENTHAL, ROBERT     EXEC DIR, CENTER         MAJGEN MYATT, USMC
                      FOR INVESTIGATIVE        (RET)
                      REPORTING, CA
3.  THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED AS ALTERNATES AND WILL BE INVITED SHOULD SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE:
NAME                  TITLE                    NOMINATED BY
ANTHONY, RENEETA      COUNTY PRINCIPAL         CG MARFORRES
                      STAFF ANALYST WEST COAST
                      REGIONAL ASSOCIATE
                      FOR SAE, CA
HAMMOND, JAMES        SUPERINTENDENT,          CG MCRD SD
                      ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR
                      SCHOOL DISTRICT, CA
MARQUEZ-PETERSON,     PRESIDENT, TUCSON        CG MCRD SD
LEANOR                HISPANIC CHAMBER OF
                      COMMERCE, AZ
MCCALL, VALARIE       CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT      HQMC DIRPA
                      AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
                      MAYOR JACKSON,
                      CLEVELAND, OH
PARTRIDGE, KRISTEN    DEAN OF STUDENT          CG MCRD SD
                      AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY
                      OF OKLAHOMA
WOODRUFF, RICHARD     CITY MANAGER, MACON,     CG MCI EAST
                      GA
4.  THE INDIVIDUALS SELECTED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR SELECTION AND WHICH SPECIFIC JCOC SESSION THEY WILL ATTEND BY OSD PA.
5.  JCOC 83 IS SCHEDULED FOR 22-27 APR 12 IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE U.S. JCOC 84 IS SCHEDULED FOR 22-28 JUL 12 IN THE CENTRAL U.S. NOMINEES FOR JCOC 85 AND 86 WILL BE SOLICITED BY HQMC IN THE OCT 12 TIMEFRAME VIA MARADMIN.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) P. J. KENNEDY, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//