Training Center Yorktown Ombudsman: Doug Guseilo
Hello! My name is Doug Guseilo and I am a retired Coast Guardsman. I thoroughly enjoyed my time serving the country and my fellow shipmates while on active duty. My wife is currently serving at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown. She and I met a few years ago when we both deployed to Louisiana for the Deep Water Horizon oil spill response. We have been stationed in California, Florida, and now Virginia.
I originally joined the Coast Guard to help people in any way the government directed. Currently, I find myself still to have that same sense of public service: to serve the families of Training Center Yorktown as your Ombudsman.
You may contact me at (440) 552-4101; or by email at tcyombudsman@gmail.com.
Ombudsman Program Overview
The Ombudsman is considered an official member of the unit Command Staff and selflessly devotes time to improve the quality of life for family members. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program is a command program intended to improve communication between the command and the Coast Guard family members. Coast Guard ombudsmen are communication links, provide information and referral resources and act as advocates for family members. This program was initially established in March 1986.
The Ombudsman Program is guided by Commandant Instruction 1750.4 (series) where the Ombudsman Code of Conduct is found. This Code is the essential foundation upon which an ombudsman’s credibility is established and maintained. Each ombudsman shall:
Ombudsman services include: