Welcome to the Training Directorate Web Site

Leadership

Dale Fajardo, Ed.D.
Director
 
Ralph Tomlinson
Deputy Director

Appropriate and effective training of our members is key to a highly evolved, dynamic, effective, and efficient organization. Training enables us to become valuable partners with the Coast Guard helping them meet mission objectives. Also, we meet our commitment to be of service not only to the maritime community, but the community as a whole.

The Training Directorate is committed to providing the best training available, economically, utilizing the latest techniques in multimedia, online delivery of materials, online distance learning, and online self and proctored testing. Available to members are presentations, videos, instructional guides, DVDs, and online classrooms that cover the skills, interests, and qualifications that our members desire or need to have.

Committed Professionals

We are a team of committed, volunteer professionals that include educators, media experts, writers and editors, course designers, and leadership experts. The Department is organized into six (6) Divisions: Instructional Services, Advanced Training, Leadership, Distance Learning, Advanced Distance Learning Management, and Training Project Office.

Instructional Services Division

 

The Instructional Services has a testing and editorial staff that ensures continued improvement in media, examinations, and publications by seeking to standardize the look and feel of our products.

Advanced Training

Our Advanced Training Division team, led by Bob Holm, focuses on the Operational Auxiliarist courses, better known as AUXOP, to ensure that the latest policies, procedures, and techniques are continually incorporated, and that the subject matter is presented accurately. This division incorporates subject matter experts (SMEs) in both writing and field-support capacities.

Leadership 

The Leadership Division is headed by Commodore Steve Reams and is responsible to bring to you the very latest in leadership techniques, strategy, and methodology. The Division is staffed by members with years of experience in leadership.

Distance Learning 

Our Distance Learning Division is headed by Matt Hammons. The division oversees the Auxiliary Online Classroom and provides support to the National Help Desk.

Advanced Distance Learning Management

The Advanced Distance Learning Management division, headed up by Jonathan Ahlbrand, focuses on leveraging various e-learning and distance learning technologies to deliver synchronous and asynchronous training programs for the Auxiliary membership.

Training Project Office 

The Training Project Office, led by Barry Berg, handles all training project managment, administrative support, front-end analysis of new courses, the directorate website, and directorate performance metrics.