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| Commodore Mallison |
SAN ANTONIO --
Coast Guard Auxiliary senior leaders elected Commodore Thomas C. Mallison of
Bear Lake, Mich. as the organization’s national commodore for a two-year term
beginning November 1, 2012.
The election was held Aug. 24 at the Coast Guard
Auxiliary National Conference (NACON) at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk hotel.
Mallison will succeed current National Commodore James E.
Vass, Jr. who is completing his two-year term of office. Mallison has served as
vice national commodore under Vass since November 2010.
“The expanding number of operational, administrative and
logistical missions that the Coast Guard Auxiliary is able to perform gives us
ever-increasing opportunities for service,” said Mallison. “Every member should
be able to attain personal satisfaction within that array of missions.”
Mallison has identified “training, communication, and
members” as the watchwords that will help guide the Auxiliary¹s focus during
his tenure as national commodore.
OTHER LEADERS
Commodore Mark Simoni of Saginaw, Mich. was elected to succeed Mallison as
the vice national commodore of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Simoni previously
served as a deputy national commodore overseeing the Midwestern U.S. region.
District Commodore Harold A. Marschall of First District – Southern Region, was elected to
serve as the deputy national commodore -Atlantic area east.
District Commodore Richard Washburn of Eight District - Eastern Region, was elected to
serve as the deputy national commodore - Atlantic area west.
District Commodore Angelo A. Perata of Eleventh District - Northern Region, was elected to
serve as the deputy national commodore - Pacific area.
MALLISON SERVED IN ARMY, HOLDS DOCTORATE
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| Commodore Mallison, wife Wanda & USCG Commandant Robert Papp Jr. |
Mallison joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1990 and has
served in a wide variety of elected and staff offices at all levels of the
organization. His Auxiliary certifications include coxswain, private aids to
navigation verifier, recreational boating safety program visitor, vessel examiner,
instructor, and qualification examiner. Mallison also holds the advanced
“Operational Auxiliarist” designation.
Retired from Systran Corporation in Dayton, Ohio where he
served as vice president and director of administration, Mallison served on the
boards of directors of three manufacturing companies and a nonprofit
corporation in the medical sector during his business career. Prior to Systran,
Mallison retired with 20 years of service in the U.S. Army as both a
commissioned officer and a non-commissioned officer. His overseas tours
included Germany, Korea and Vietnam.
Mallison is married to the former Wanda Rodieck from Nevada,
Mo.
NACON is hosted by the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association,
Inc., a non-profit organization based in St. Louis that provides business
management, financial and training support for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
