Blue and Gold Officers

Area Coordinators

Blue and Gold Officers are volunteers who serve as reliable sources of information about the Naval Academy, Navy, and Marine Corps.  They are assigned to schools.  If you would like the name and email address of the Blue and Gold Officer who serves your school, please send an email to your Area Coordinator where you live with the name of your school.

A

ALABAMA
CDR Brian Campbell (216)
E-mail: brian.campbell@1994.usna.com
Zip code areas 350-369

ALASKA
George Schmuke (411)
E-mail: geroge.schmuke@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 995-999

ARIZONA
Sue Wester (423)
E-mail: sjw456@icloud.com
Zip code areas 850-869

ARKANSAS 

LCDR David Chucoski (320)

E-mail: david.chucoski@gmail.com

Zip code areas 716-729

 C

CALIFORNIA
Frank Verducci (417 - San Francisco Bay Area, central and north coast)
E-mail: fverduccijr@yahoo.com
Zip code areas 939-951, 954-955 

CAPT Gregory McGiffney (419 - Central part of California from coast to Nevada)
E-mail: Greg.McGiffney@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 930-938

Lauro Aguila (418 - north central California)
E-mail: lauro.aguila@bgo.usna.com 
Zip code areas 952-953, 956-961

Stephan Shatynski (424 - Orange County and south LA County)
E-mail: Stephan.Shatynski@wellsfargoadvisors.com
Zip code areas 906-908, 909-916, 917, 926-928  

James Trotter (420 - Los Angeles County)
Email: jimstrotter@yahoo.com
Zip code area 900-905, 909-916, 918, 929

Mike Philbrook (421 - San Diego and Imperial Counties)
E-mail: michael.philbrook@1983.usna.com
Zip code areas 919-922

CDR Will Lauper (426 - San Bernardino and Riverside Counties)
E-mail:  lauperwm@gmail.com
Zip code areas 923-925

COLORADO
Andrew Graziano (405 - Colorado outside Denver metro area)
E-mail: ajgraziano512@gmail.com
Zip code areas 803-819

CAPT Richard Eason (406 - Denver metro area)
E-mail: dick.eason@lycos.com
Zip code areas 800-802

CONNECTICUT
Robert (Evan) Barnet (106)
E-mail: evan@barnetassociates.com
Zip code areas 060-069

D

DELAWARE
MAJ Brad Boyd (001)
E-mail: Brad.Boyd@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 197-199

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Pat Seals (002)
E-mail: pseals@ymail.com
Zip code areas 200, 202-205

F

FLORIDA
CDR Richard O'Sullivan, USN (Ret) (211 - centered on Jacksonville and north east coast)
E-mail: raaos@aol.com
Zip code areas 320-322, 327-329, 347, 349

CAPT Dennis Neutze (212 - southern Florida)
E-mail: dennis.navy65@googlemail.com
Zip code areas 330-334, 339, 341, 348

CAPT Steven Swift (213 - west of Orlando)
E-mail: sswift@1987.usna.com
Zip code areas 326, 335-338, 342-346

CAPT Joan Platz, USN (Ret) (214 - panhandle of Florida)
E-mail: joanplatz.bgo@gmail.com
Zip code areas 323-325

G

GEORGIA
Ryan McDonel (215)
E-mail: rmcdonel.usna@gmail.com 
Zip code areas 304, 308-319

Deborah Catrini (210)
E-mail: deborah.catrini@gmail.com 
Zip code areas 300-303, 305-307, 399

H

HAWAII/Guam & the Pacific Islands
CDR Jason Afong, USNR (416)
E-mail: jason.afong@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 967-969

I

IDAHO
CAPT Todd Severance (415)
E-mail: TJSeverance1992@gmail.com
Zip code areas 832-838, 979

ILLINOIS
LCDR Drew Thomas, USNR (313 - north part of State including Chicago)
E-mail: Drew.Thomas@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 600-608, 610-611

MAJ Generoso (Gene) Marquez (314 - central and southern IL)
E-mail: gdsm_marquez@charter.net
Zip code areas 609, 612-629

INDIANA
Kurt Greggs (315)
E-mail: Greggsusnabgo@gmail.com
Zip code areas 460-479

IOWA
Ted Olt III (310)
E-mail:  tolt@l-wlaw.com
Zip code areas 500-529

K

KANSAS
MAJ Donald Peacock (332 - entire State except for Kansas City Metro Area)
E-mail: peacockfamily8@hotmail.com
Zip code areas 663-679, 660-662

Steve (Lee) Gilgour (311 - Kansas City metro area and western Missouri)
Email: gilgour42@gmail.com
Zip Code areas 640-649, 653, 656-659

KENTUCKY

CAPT Gregory Reinhardt (221)
E-mail: Greinhardt@1979.usna.com
Zip code areas 400-429

L

LOUISIANA
LCDR Jessica Thornhill (222)
E-mail: jessica.mp.thornhill@gmail.com
Zip code areas 700-715

M

MAINE
LT Jennifer Tyll (101)
E-mail: jenbohrtyll@gmail.com
Zip code areas 039-049

MARYLAND
CDR Kevin Schaaff (003 - Washington DC metro area outside of DC and western Maryland)
E-mail: Kevin.Schaaff@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas: 206-209, 215, 217

LCDR Charlie Mello (004 - Baltimore, Annapolis, and eastern Maryland)
E-mail: Charlesmello@gmail.com
Zip code areas: 210-214, 216, 218-219

MASSACHUSETTS
Kenneth Walton (112 - western Mass)
E-mail: ken.walton@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas: 010-013

CDR Dave Grim, USN (Ret) (104 - central Mass)
E-mail: david.grim@1982.usna.com
Zip code areas: 014-020

John Rinkacs (115 - Boston and Cape Cod)
E-mail: rinkacs@comcast.net
Zip code areas: 021-027

MICHIGAN
CAPT Michael Johnson (RET) (307 - eastern MI including Detroit)
E-mail: mj007mj@hotmail.com
Zip code areas 480-489, 492

Col Benjamin Richmond (309 - western MI)
E-mail: brichmond97@earthlink.net
Zip code areas 490-491, 493-499

MINNESOTA
CAPT Mark Salmen (329)
E-mail: mark.salmen@1973.usna.com
Zip code areas 550-569

MISSISSIPPI
David Price (220)
E-mail: dep-78@sbcglobal.net
Zip code areas 386-398

MISSOURI
Steven (Lee) Gilgour (311 - western Missouri and Kansas City Metro Area)
E-mail: Gilgour42@gmail.com
Zip code areas 640-649, 653, 656-659

CAPT Kent Higginbotham (RET) (312 - eastern Missouri)
E-mail: kenth@hbistl.com
Zip code areas 630-639, 650-652, 654-655

MONTANA
Andrew Metroka (413)
E-mail: metroka@mt.net
Zip code areas 590-599

N

NEBRASKA
CDR Eric Taylor (330)
E-mail:  etaylor@1994.usna.com
Zip code areas 680-699

NEVADA
Joe Holland (425)
E-mail: Joe.Holland03@gmail.com
Zip code areas 890-899

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gerald Finnegan (102)
E-mail: gerald_finnegan@yahoo.com
Zip code areas 030-038

NEW JERSEY
Marcy Abbate (113)
E-mail: USNANJ@gmail.com
Zip code areas 070-079, 088-089

Martha Christinziano (114)
E-mail: Christinziano.area114@gmail.com
Zip code areas 080-087

NEW MEXICO
Charles Scott (407)
E-mail: scottcharles08@gmail.com
Zip code areas 870-899

NEW YORK
Thomas Ravener (107 - central area of New York State)
E-mail: Tom.Ravener@gmail.com
Zip code areas 130-139, 148-149

Jessica Barr (108 - north east New York State)
E-mail: jessiebarr.usna99bgo@yahoo.com 
Zip code areas 120-123, 128-129

Daniel Sweatman (109 - south east New York State)
E-mail: dan.sweatman@gmail.com
Zip code areas 004, 105-109, 124-127 

Douglas Peters (110 - western New York State)
E-mail:  douglastpeters@gmail.com
Zip code areas 140-147

Thomas Heptig (111 - Long Island)
E-mail: TomHeptig@yahoo.com
Zip code areas 005, 11003,
11006-11099, 1101-1105, 115, 117-119

Gardner Jackson (125 - New York City)
E-mail:  ghjackson86@gmail.com
Zip code areas 100-104, 11004-11005,
111-116, 11001-11002, 112

NORTH CAROLINA
Col Kevin Hart, USMC (Ret) (208)
E-mail: kevinphart1@gmail.com
Zip code areas 270-289

NORTH DAKOTA
CDR Mary Plumb (401)
E-mail: mary.plumb@yahoo.com
Zip code areas 580-589

O

OHIO
Bryan Grubert (129 - west and south west Ohio)
E-mail: bryan.grubert@gmail.com
Zip code areas 450-456, 458-459

Greg Zerr (130 - north west Ohio)
E-mail:  gtzerr@gmail.com
Zip code areas 434-436, 448-449

Carla Dowling-Fitzpatrick (131 - central and eastern Ohio)
E-mail: dowlingfitzpatrick@sbcglobal.net 
Zip code areas 430-433, 437-439, 457

Douglas Cabarle (132 - north east Ohio)
E-mail: douglas.cabarle@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 440-447

OKLAHOMA
Mike Whaley (328)
E-mail:  mwhaley@ossaa.com
Zip code areas 730-749

OREGON
CAPT Gillian Richards (414)
E-mail: captrichardsusnabgo@gmail.com
Zip code areas 970-978

P

PENNSYLVANIA
CAPT David Gates (RET) (116 - western Pennsylvania)
E-mail: LJreese357@aol.com
Zip code areas 150-165, 167

CDR Tim Farrell (117 - Philadelphia metro area)
E-Mail:  tim.farrell@1976.usna.com
Zip code areas 188-194

CAPT Matt Chabal (RET) (118 - central and eastern Pennsylvania)
E-mail: Chabal@1977.usna.com
Zip code areas 166, 168-187, 195-196

PUERTO RICO/ VIRGIN ISLANDS
Miguel A. Ortiz (201)
E-mail: ortiz.mike@gmail.com
Zip code areas 006-009

R

RHODE ISLAND
CAPT Stuart Craig (105)
E-mail: stuart.craig@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 028-029

S

SOUTH CAROLINA
Robert Guy (209)
E-mail: rhguyjr@live.com 
Zip code areas 290-299

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sharon Holt (403)

E-mail: holtsharonl@aol.com 

Zip code areas 570-579

T

TENNESSEE
Alex Follador (217 - western Tennessee)
E-mail: follador.alex@gmail.com
Zip code areas 375, 380-383

Thomas Forsythe (218 - central Tennessee)
E-mail: tom_forsythe@kyzen.com
Zip code areas 370-372, 384-385

CDR Richard Cataldi (219 - eastern Tennessee)
E-mail: cdrcataldi@tds.net
Zip code areas 373-374, 376-379

TEXAS
Heather Graham (316 - western Texas)
E-mail: grahammom25@gmail.com
Zip code areas 769, 790-791, 793-794,
797-799

Mike Ryan (317 - Fort Worth and north central Texas)
E-mail:  mmczr51@gmail.com
Zip code areas 760-768, 792, 795-796

Eric Montgomery (318 - south and central Texas including San Antonio)
E-mail: eric.montgomery@2004.usna.com 
Zip code areas 779-789

CDR Don Link (Ret) (319 - south east Texas including Houston)
E-mail: cdr.dlink@gmail.com
Zip code areas 759, 770-778

Tom Eschenbrenner (322 - north east Texas including Dallas)
E-mail: Eschenbrenner@gmail.com
Zip code areas 750-758

U

UTAH
Darrin Briggs (422)
E-mail: darrin.briggs@gmail.com
Zip code areas 840-849

V

VERMONT
LCDR Joe Preddy (103)
E-mail: preddy73@msn.com
Zip code areas 050-059

VIRGINIA
CAPT James Ripley (005 - northern and DC metro Area of Virginia)
E-mail: james.ripley@1974.usna.com
Zip code areas 201, 220-228

Don Aldridge (007 - central and western Virginia)
E-mail: n774pk@gmail.com
Zip code areas 229, 240-246

LCDR David Lannetti (006 - south east Virginia including Hampton Roads)
E-mail: dlannetti81@gmail.com
Zip code areas 230-239

W

WASHINGTON
CAPT Darin Perrine, USN (412)
(503) 806-2780
dperrine@mailbox.org
Zip code areas 839, 980-986, 988-994

WEST VIRGINIA
Sierra Cox (120)
E-mail:  wvusnablueandgold@gmail.com
Zip code areas 247-269

WISCONSIN
Mark Germano (308)
E-mail:  mark.germano@bgo.usna.com 
Zip code areas 530-549

WYOMING
CAPT Thomas Gregory (RET) (410)
E-mail: thomas.gegory@bgo.usna.com
Zip code areas 820-831

Other

US CITIZENS OVERSEAS
Wes Turbeville (501)
E-mail: BGOArea501Coordinator@gmail.com
All foreign country codes

NAPS / FLEET
Senior Chief (NAC/AW/SW) Dan Shaffer (802, 803, 811)
E-mail: dshaffer@usna.edu
Zip codes: APO, FPO