Gold Coast Division Diversity

SO-DV, ANACO-DVd: Tracy Ray Schultz

Diversity is about acknowledging differences and adapting practices to create an inclusive environment in which diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds are valued. It is about understanding the individual differences among our members that arise from a broad range of backgrounds and lifestyles, and recognizing the value of using those different perspectives and ideas to enhance the quality and outcomes of our mission.

Our diversity is shaped by a variety of characteristics including age, ethnicity, gender, disability, language, religious beliefs, life stages, education, career, sexual orientation, personality and marital status. Additionally, diversity means accepting, welcoming and valuing the differences inherent in every individual and recognizing the contribution that a diverse membership can make to our organizational effectiveness and operational performance.

Diversity allows the Coast Guard Auxiliary to benefit from the talents, abilities, ideas, and viewpoints of a workforce drawn from the richness of American society, including men, women, minority groups, people with disabilities, and veterans. It is achieved by using two key enablers: providing unfettered access to all Auxiliary programs and activities for all members, and creating and sustaining an organizational climate in which people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, religions, ethnicities and experience are fully included, valued, and respected.