Program Update: Stennis Center Celebrates Award Winners at U.S. Navy Recruiting Command Ceremony

On February 17, 2022, the Stennis Center for Public Service attended the U.S. Navy Recruiting Command’s Recruiter of the Year Ceremony in Millington, Tennessee.
During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Velez, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, and Dr. Brian Pugh, Executive Director, Stennis Center for Public Service, celebrated the national award winners who went “the extra mile in procuring specific professional talent that will carry the world’s finest Navy forward into the future.” Charlie Abell, Director of Civil-Military Programs, and Hayden Richardson, Operations Coordinator, both of the Stennis Center, also attended the event.
The Stennis Center congratulates this year’s award winners.
Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year: Master-At-Arms Second Class Berly Lue, NTAG Houston
Reserve Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year: Hospital Corpsman First Class Jennifer Deaton, NTAG Ohio River Valley
Active Component Officer Recruiter of the Year: Chief Yeoman Jason Ussia, NTAG Jacksonville
Leading Petty Officer of the Year: Navy Counselor (Recruiter) First Class Joshua Olson, NTAG Portland
Division Leading Chief Petty Officer of the Year: Chief Navy Counselor (Recruiter) Armando Ocampo, NTAG Rocky Mountain
E-Talent Recruiter of the Year: Fire Controlman First Class Cody Leaver, NTAG Nashville
Naval Special Warfare/Naval Special Operations Recruiter of the Year: Torpedoman’s Mate First Class Tevin McKenzie, NTAG New England
Enlisted Nuclear Recruiter of the Year: Chief Naval Counselor (Recruiter) Corey Curtis, NTAG Rocky Mountain
Diversity Enlisted Recruiter of the Year: Navy Counselor (Recruiter) Second Class Frankie Bibiloni-Rios, NTAG Miami
Diversity Officer Recruiter of the Year: Lieutenant Command Lennox Smith, NTAG Philadelphia
Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year: Navy Counselor (Recruiter) First Class Darin Wright, NTAG Golden Gate
Chaplain Recruiter of the Year: Chief Personnel Specialist Olusesan Afara, NTAG Southwest
Onboarder of the Year: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handler) Sierra Clark, NTAG Mid-America
Assessor of the Year: Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) First Class Tyler Johnson, NTAG Portland
Classifier of the Year: Yeoman First Class John Hart, NTAG Miami
Reserve Officer Training Corps Coordinator of the Year: Navy Counselor (Recruiter) First Class Austin Boone, NTAG Philadelphia
Innovator of the Year: Navy Counselor (Recruiter) Wesley Lewison IX, NTAG Philadelphia
Support Person of the Year: Personnel Specialist Second Class Antonio Jones, NTAG Pittsburgh
Customer Service Person of the Year: Personnel Specialist First Class Roland Rollon, NTAG Northern Plains
NTAG of the Nation: NTAG Rocky Mountain
Reserve Component Officer Recruiter of the Year: Lieutenant Commander Abigail Shaffo, NAVCRUITCOM Detachment Site San Diego
Officer Nuclear Recruiter of the Year: Lieutenant Commander Timothy Omlar, NTAG New England



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