FY27 COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD (CPIB) SELECTION RESULTS

R 201323Z OCT 26
MARADMIN 511/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY27 COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL EDUCATION
BOARD (CPIB) SELECTION RESULTS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/20260612//
REF/B/MCO/CMC/20190530//
REF/C/MCO/CMC/20080125//
REF/D/MCO/CMC/20250311//
REF/E/MCO/CMC/20250307//
REF/F/MCO/CMC/20250528//
REF/G/MSG/CMC/20260407//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 274/26, FY27 COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1524.1
MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. REF C IS MCO 1553.4B
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF D IS MCO 1540.33 THE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP). REF E IS MCO 1300.8 CH-2
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF F IS MCO 1900.16 CH-3
MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN).
REF G IS MARADMIN 158/26 OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY26-27 SEAT QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS.//
POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA-3/USMC/TEL: 703-784-9284/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. To announce the results of the Fiscal
Year 2027 (FY27) Commandant's Professional Intermediate-Level
Education Board (CPIB). On 4 August 2026, the FY27 Commandant's
Education Board (CEB) convened to select the best and fully
qualified officers for Commandant of the Marine Corps
(CMC) and civilian fellowships, Command and Staff College (CSC),
other service professional military education (PME), and Foreign PME
(FPME).
1.a. Background. The board, composed of five colonels and sixteen
lieutenant colonels, considered the records of the eligible
population and selected the officers listed below. The small number
of CPIB assignments available relative to the number of eligible
officers makes selection a highly competitive process.
1.b. Major milestone timeline (read in two columns):
DATE MILESTONE
1 January 2027 Marine Corps CSC registration opens
10 July 2027 Marine Corps CSC registration deadline
23 July 2027 Marine Corps CSC report date
May-September 2027 FPME DLI begin dates
July-August 2027 CMC Fellowship orientations (para 3.d.)
2. Coordinating Instructions
2.a. This MARADMIN serves as notice of orders for the officers
listed in paragraph 3.
2.b. Declinations. Only officers whose end of obligated service
(EOS) ends prior to the report date to their specific program may
decline orders. Officers eligible to decline this assignment have
10 days from release of this MARADMIN to decline. Officers who
elect to decline their selection are deemed as resigning in lieu of
orders. Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit the service
NLT the last day of the month they were required to report to their
future unit.
2.c. Deferrals. Headquarters Marine Corps will not usually accept
deferrals. Officers may request a deferral in writing (AA Form)
via the first O-6 in their chain of command to HQMC (MMOA-3) no
later than 10 days from the release of this MARADMIN.
2.d. Marines selected for Marine Corps CSC (para 3.b.4.) are
required to visit https://www.usmcu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools/
Command-and-Staff-College/. On the website, all selectees will
follow the instructions for registration, enrollment, and
pre-check-in. Registration will begin 1 January 2027. Please
register and complete the online enrollment process before 1 July
2027. Marines selected for Air Command and Staff College, Space
Force Command and Staff College, and Army Command and General Staff
College, and College of Naval Command and Staff will be notified of
their start dates and registration requirements via separate
correspondence.
3. Selectees
3.a. All slated officers are listed below with corresponding
assignments. Unless specified otherwise, officers will receive
orders from their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS)
monitor. Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Scholars and FY26
deferrals are included in the list of primaries.
3.b. Intermediate Level School (ILS)
3.b.1. Air Command and Staff College (read in three columns):
NAME PMOS MCC
DEROSA, MATTHEW S. 7523 1F4
FRENCH, JAMES B. 0302 928
KEARNEY, DANIEL M. 7566 1T9
MARTINEZ, JOVANIE R. 0302 1C1
MERTZ, ANTHONY S. 0402 160
PROFFEN, DAVID E. 0202 115
SENSANBAUGHER, SCOTT T. 3002 1MS
TELLO, TRISTAN S. 0202 KB5
WHEELER, JONATHAN M. 7566 VHA
WOLDMOE, ZACHARY E. 3002 142
3.b.2. Space Force Command and Staff College, location to be
determined, (read in three columns):
NAME PMOS MCC
ARENAS, JAVIER J. 0602 145
TATARKABROWN, MATTHEW A. 7318 J38
3.b.3. Army Command and General Staff College
(read in three columns):
NAME PMOS MCC
BROWN, SEAN M. 3404 1FZ
CASTRO, DIEGO 0402 528
DALTON, LUKE L. 7557 1GE
GAVIN, ROBERT T. 7563 1T5
GREEN, JOSHUA W. 7532 G71
HARRISON, MITCHELL L. 7202 132
HARTING, MICHAEL A. 1803 B22
HIGGINS, CONNOR J. 0202 1FS
INMAN, JOHN A. 0302 B38
JENKINS, HUNTER T. 0202 1E5
KARNES, BRANDON R. 3002 H83
KESLER, JUSTIN B. 0302 KAP
KRUEGER, DYLAN P. 0302 V44
LAMBARD, PIERRE T. 7532 G71
LEWINS, JOHN F. 0602 130
MAERLING, JOHN J. 0802 1NG
MULLEN, CODI A. 0402 1CC
PERILSTEIN, MARY K. 4402 U52
PUNELLI, NICCOLO E. 0402 1R1
ROSE, PAIGE E. 7566 A83
STUETELBERG, MITCHELL B. 0302 KAP
TORRESGUERRA, ALEXIS 0102 023
TURUNC, STEFAN B. 0602 130
WALSH, NICHOLAS M. 7318 1J2
3.b.4. College of Naval Command and Staff (read in three columns):
NAME PMOS MCC
ADAMS, JENNIFER R. 0602 124
BIRD, TRAVIS M. 0302 980
DECQUIR, EMANI J. 0402 1EP
DEVERA, ANTHONY J. 7532 1A5
GOODWIN, MATTHEW A. 7565 LKY
HEDRICK, ZACHERY M. 7565 1A5
HEISLER, JAMES G. 0302 968
JOHNSON, KADRICK M. 0402 1Y8
KENAHAN, TREVOR H. 1302 122
POORMAN, ERIC A. 6002 J34
PUTNEY, MICHAEL J. 0202 T35
REID, NICOLAS K. 0602 1Y1
WHITE, JOSEPH A. 0402 15X
WYPER, WILLIAM W. 1302 90E
3.b.5. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (CSC). Marines will
report to Marine Corps CSC NLT 23 July 2027 (read in three columns):
NAME PMOS MCC
ANDERSEN, NOAH P. 0302 1NL
ASHBY, AUSTIN M. 1302 1CK
BENDER, JONATHAN K. 0302 KAP
BERG, NATHAN A. 0302 068
BERIT, MATTHEW A. 7202 UBY
BISHOP, COLIN J. 0402 1RT
BORDIUK, JOSEPH F. 7532 1TC
BOVA, ELIZABETH T. 7566 VHD
BOYD, QUINTON A. 0802 130
BROPHY, JOSHUA M. 0102 J34
BUHR, MARCI J. 0402 1Y9
BUHR II, PATRICK J. 1302 1YB
BUSS, KEVIN L. 4502 111
BYRD, ZACHARY C. 0302 V31
CAHILL, PHILIP D. 7566 VHD
CAMPBELL, CONOR P. 0302 007
CAO, KEVIN V. 7202 135
CHAVEZ, MICHELLE 0202 1F1
CHEN, SONG L. 0602 476
COCHRAN, PETER M. 0302 V25
COLLINS, CODY J. 7202 1QA
CRONEN, GREGORY J. 4502 QBN
CRUZ JR., ROBERTO G. 5803 014
DAVIDSON, TEDI J. 0602 J44
DAVIS II, RAYMOND D. 0402 QAM
DEIGNAN, BLAKE A. 0402 1RU
DELANEY, JENNIFER 0402 15B
DENISON, DYLAN W. 1302 1CQ
DUNOVANT, LEONARD M. 0302 NE3
EARNEST, PATRICK L. 0602 1NR
ELLIS, STEVEN J. 7566 VHE
ESPINOZA, GABRIEL T. 0402 JF3
FIELD, ROBERT W. 0202 115
FINDLEY, JOHN T. 7563 1A5
GABEL, KRISTEN R. 0402 1YK
GALADYK, MATTHEW S. 0302 923
GETTY, JACOBY D. 4502 QAE
GHIOCA, ANDREI 7532 130
GLYNN, ERIK V. 0302 925
GOETSCH, MATTHEW D. 0102 070
GOMEZ, ANDREW B. 7557 1RS
GOSSETT, FRANCIS M. 7566 1T9
GRACELY, CARL B. 7565 UKT
HADFIELD, CHRISTINE E. 7557 VRA
HERNANDEZ, CARLOS A. 5803 036
HOGAN, COLLIN P. 0402 1GF
JOHNSON, BRANDON M. 7202 1PK
JOHNSON, EMILY L. 3002 1F6
JOINER III, WILLIAM C. 7518 V63
JONES, GREGORY S. 0402 15D
KEARNEY, CONOR J. 0370 1MX
KELLOGG, SETH K. 0302 A00
KIMBLE, BRANDAN P. 0202 143
KING, TYLER C. 4502 145
KITASATO, TAYLOR J. 0302 T35
KRAWEC, NICHOLAS B. 7532 VMD
LAMAR, CHARLES W. 0402 1Y5
LEHRBASS, STEPHEN M. 0802 1GD
LESZCZYNSKI, MATTHEW J. 7532 G78
LINDINGER, CHARLES M. 7532 G71
LUNSFORD, BRANDON L. 0402 086
MACLEISH, JADE D. 0402 1MZ
MCCORMICK, ANDREW W. 7565 1MT
MCDONALD, LLOYD A. 0602 1Y1
MCDOUGALL, SHANE P. 0302 V12
MCLEAN, MASON M. 1707 1F5
MCNIECE, ANDREW R. 7532 1V4
MERCADO, MATTHEW A. 0402 NBP
MOYNAHAN, THOMAS J. 0202 JAL
NG, JOSHUA G. 7565 NBM
NOORI, AHMAD W. 0602 UE7
OCHS, ROSS M. 1803 068
OLSON, ADAM H. 1302 DKA
OLSON, MATTHEW J. 7318 1JF
OTTAVIO, SAMUEL J. 0302 V15
PARKER JR., JASON 0202 1JC
PENNYWELL, JARED D. 0802 078
RAMIREZ JR., MIGUEL A. 0402 095
RIDEOUT, MITCHELL S. 0402 V26
RIFFLEGONZALEZ, LAUREN E.0602 15A
RIXEY, CHRISTOPHER J. 0302 V35
ROBINSON, EDWARD O. 0402 070
RUCK, JOHN D. 7563 1A5
RUNNELLS III, ROBERT E. 1706 TDK
SANTIAGO, STEPHEN A. 0102 121
SARTAIN, JAMES C. 4502 098
SCOTT, JONATHAN M. 0302 V26
SIERRA, LOGAN P. 1702 T12
SIGMON, STEPHEN T. 0202 805
SILVIA, MICHAEL J. 7525 VFB
SMITH, AARON M. 1302 193
SNELL, ANDREW B. 7563 1VH
SNODY, TRENTON D. 0402 90A
STEPHENSON, MICHAEL J. 0370 1MU
STILLER, ZACHARY A. 1302 193
STUCKART, DANIEL M. 0302 V24
VANDERSCHANS, MALLORY S. 4502 H82
VUCOVICH, BRANDON T. 0202 174
WALLACE, KEITH L. 0402 142
WALLS, ALEXANDER T. 3404 TVZ
WATJE, KARL J. 0402 J38
WILSON, CYRUS C. 7518 VFD
WOLFE, MITCHELL L. 7565 1JM
WOODS, CODY R. 0202 1C1
WOOLVERTON, BRITTANY N. 7220 G91
YUEN, ISAAC K. 0202 TRH
3.c. Foreign Professional Military Education (FPME). Selectees
should contact the MCU point of contact listed below in 6.b. to
verify language training requirements. Language training will begin
on or about May 2027 at the Defense Language Institute-West in
Monterey, CA or Defense Language Institute-East in Washington, D.C.
(read in four columns):
NAME PMOS MCC Location
BUTTERFIELD, JOSEPH A. 4502 145 CANADA
CRISP, AVERY M. 7532 036 AUSTRALIA
DEGENER, KEVIN C. 7563 VLA FRANCE
HEFFLEY, JARROD D. 0102 080 BRAZIL
KIM, SHANE J. 0402 1C1 KOREA
KLENA, LUKE B. 1707 130 SPAIN
MARTINEZ, SANTIAGO J. 0402 TMH JAPAN
MORRIS, DAVID A. 4502 1C1 CHILE
SANCHEZ, ADAM C. 0302 966 UNITED KINGDOM
3.d. CMC Fellowships. The below fellowship programs are
listed by a corresponding program letter. Selected officers
are to contact the MCU point of contact in paragraph 6.b. concerning
orientation in late July or early August 2027 (read in two columns):
Name Program
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) A
Dominion Energy B
International Security Center (Notre Dame) C
Federal Express D
Logistics Fellowship (Penn State) E
Morgan Stanley F
National Geospatial Intelligence Activity (NGA) G
Asia Pacific Center (Hawaii) H
US Attorney's Office I
Federal Public Defender J
Judicial Clerkship at the Navy Yard K
Apple Incorporated (San Jose, CA) L
3.d.1 The following officers will receive orders from their primary
MOS monitor, upon acceptance (read in four columns):
NAME PMOS MCC Program
ECHOLS, ROBERT B. 4402 USA J
BERTRAM, THOMAS W. 0602 1QB L
DESMET, MATTHEW P 0402 1CF D
HART, EMILY L. 1702 TRM F
MCCOY, KRISTINA L. 0402 080 A
MEYER, ROBERT C. 3002 121 E
OVIATT, COLTON J. 0302 1F6 C
ROWLAND JR., GARLAND W. 4402 U44 I
RUSSELL, JAMES C. 1702 TRY B
SHREVE, BENJAMIN C. 4402 U57 K
LOMBRANA, AARON D. 4402 1EM G
VONER, GREGORY J. 0370 1MR H
4. Alternates
4.a. The list of officers selected as alternates for the FY27 CEB
will be published via the MMOA-3 Commandant's Education Board page
following the release of this message at the following CAC protected
website: https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/Manpower-
Management/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/
graduate-education-boards.
4.b. The list will be posted alphabetically by full name and MOS.
No action is required by officers on this list. If vacancies open
from the primary slate, an available alternate will be notified by
their primary MOS monitor or Graduate Education Manager to fleet-up.
5. Communication to Headquarters Marine Corps
5.a. All correspondence must originate from and be endorsed by the
selected officer and the O-6 in their chain of command.
Submit correspondence to: [email protected].
6. Points of Contact:
6.a. Intermediate-Level Schools (ILS), Contact your PMOS monitor.
6.b. Foreign PME and CMC Fellowships
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Pineiro
Comm: (703) 432-4837
Email: [email protected]
6.c. Maj Delaney Dumanovsky, Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3
Comm: (703) 784-9284
Email: [email protected]
7. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//