About Us
Mission Statement
The RBS Affairs Department, under the program guidance of the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety and the direction of the Auxiliary Directorate of Recreational Boating Safety, provides assistance to Coast Guard units, Auxiliary National Departments and Auxiliary District organizations in their efforts to promote and support recreational boating safety programs. RBS Affairs provides both informational and fiscal resource services to the Auxiliary membership. In addition, the RBS Affairs provides liaison with State Boating Law Administrators and other recreational boating safety organizations, i.e., State, Federal and the public sector.
Staff
Department Director (DIR-B)
Bruce Johnson, PhD (cand.) (Biography)
Deputy Director (DIR-Bd)
Atul Uchil, PhD (Biography)
- Division Chief Liaison (DVC-BL): Kelly Townsend (Biography)
- Branch Chief, US Army Corps of Engineers (BC-BLA): Atul Uchil, PhD (Biography)
- Branch Chief, West Marine (BC-BLW) David R. Naumann (Email)
- Branch Chief, BoatUS (BC-BLB) Bruce White (Biography)
- Branch Chief, NSBC/NWSC (BC-BLN) William Griswold (Biography)
- Branch Chief, Publications (BC-BLP) Kelly Townsend (Biography)
- Branch Chief, Safety (BC-BLS) Vacant
- Branch Chief, Youth (BC-BLY) Robin Ouellette (Biography)
- Branch Assistant, Youth (BA-BLY) Michael Fulgham (Email)
- Division Chief Resources (DVC-BR): Vacant
- Division Chief States (DVC-BS) Pauline Longnecker (Email)
- Branch Chief, BAIRAC/Waterways Mgt. (BC-BSB) L. Daniel Maxim (Email)
- Branch Chief, Communications (BC-BSC) Suzanne Tomlinson (Email)
- Branch Chief, Atlantic North (BC-BSA) Frank Catena (Email)
- Branch Chief, Atlantic South (BC-BSS) John Bentley (Biography)
- Branch Chief, Interior (Atl. West) (BC-BSI) Pauline Longnecker (Email)
- Branch Chief, Pacific (BC-BSP) Gail Ramsey (Email)
To download a PDF organizational chart, click here.