Ninth District Western Region

Leadership

Executive Committee (EXCOM)

EXCOM is comprised of the elected, District-level Auxiliary Officers and the Active Duty Director of Auxiliary. The elected, District-level Auxiliary Officers are the District Commodore, the District Chief of Staff, the District Captains, and the Immediate Past District Commodore.These officers are identified below.

District Board

The EXCOM members and the Division Commanders (elected) make up the District Board. See the individual Division pages for the names of the Division Commanders.

District Staff Officers (DSOs)

The District Staff Officers are appointed by the District Commodore. They are responsible for all the activities within withing their specific program area. See the individual program pages for the names of the District Staff Officers.

 

District Commodore Sonny Thatch

District Commodore

The highest elected office within the district, the District Commodore (DCO) reports to and represents the Auxiliary to the Coast Guard District Commander. The DCO also supervises all Auxiliary activities within his or her district.

District Chief of Staff Timothy Darrey

District Chief of Staff

The elected position of District Chief of Staff (DCOS) is second to the District Commodore (DCO), with the DCO supervises the District Staff Officers (DSOs), and, when directed, acts for and on behalf of the DCO.

The following programs are under the direct supervision of the DCO:

District Administrative Staff
District Staff - Member Services
 

The following are under the direct supervision of the DCOS:

District Staff - Mission Support

Link Honoring Past District Commodores

Other Elected Leadership

District Captains (DCAPTs) report to the District Commodore and supervise Division Commanders (DCDRs) in their respective geographic areas of responsibility.

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