|
|
|
Commander, RDML Timothy H. Weber, MSC, USN Rear Admiral Timothy Weber is a native of Holland, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. He received his commission as an ensign in 1989.
Operationally, Weber completed a one-year assignment in 2010 to the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command as Chief, Afghan National Police (ANP) Medical Advising Team/Advisor to the ANP Surgeon General. He has also served in senior staff positions as director of manpower resources, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy (OPNAV N931); legislative liaison, Secretary of the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs; various healthcare resourcing roles at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and chief of staff, TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
Additionally, he has served as the director for administration, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and as executive officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. In 2015, Weber assumed command of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. Weber’s most recent assignment was at Navy Medicine West where he reported as chief of staff in 2017.
Weber assumed duties as commander, Navy Medicine West (NMW), Aug. 16, 2019. In this capacity, he directed Navy Medicine’s health care system in the Pacific providing medical care to more than 850,000 beneficiaries and he oversaw Navy Medicine’s research and development activities worldwide. On Dec. 17, 2019, Weber became commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, as NMW was renamed to reflect the command’s new readiness-focused mission. In this role, Weber has oversight of 11 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Commands on the West Coast and Pacific Rim that train, man, and equip medical forces, primarily in military treatment facilities, as well as Navy Medicine's eight research labs. He currently is the 19th Director of the Medical Service Corps.
His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2 awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (5 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards). He also has been awarded the Japanese Defense Cooperation Award (Second Class) from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Deputy Commander, CAPT Kimberly A. Zuzelski, MSC, USN Born in Detroit, Michigan, Captain Kimberly Zuzelski spent most of her school years in Colorado where she completed her undergraduate degree in dietetics at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Accessioned into the U.S. Navy through the Healthcare Scholarship Collegiate Program, Zuzelski commissioned as an ensign in July 1994.
Operationally, Zuzelski deployed to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kuwait for six months in 2004 as a dietitian in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From June 2012 to June 2013, she deployed as the director for administration to the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Zuzelski’s first duty station was Naval Hospital Great Lakes, Illinois, where she served as a dietitian and assistant department head in nutrition management. Selected for full-time duty under instruction, Zuzelski completed her Master of Science in clinical nutrition through Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois in 1998. She reported to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam in 1998 where she transitioned government management of medical food services to a contractor. In 2001, Zuzelski transferred to Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, California, and served as the nutrition management department head. During this tour, her staff earned the command’s first Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Award with a five-star rating for achieving the highest level of service. She also attained national board certification as a diabetes educator and served as the director of ancillary services. In June 2004, Zuzelski transferred to Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington, serving as head of patient education, which included case management, patient education, health promotion, and clinical nutrition services. While there, she deployed to Kuwait, achieved national board certification as a specialist in sports dietetics, and was selected as deputy director of branch clinics.
From June 2007 to April 2010, Zuzelski served at USNH Okinawa, Japan, as nutrition management department head and then as quality management lead. She completed her master’s degree in public health with a leadership focus through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and obtained a secondary subspecialty code in healthcare administration. From 2008 to 2011, she also served as the dietetics specialty leader to the Navy Surgeon General. In 2010, she returned to Naval Hospital Bremerton as a dietitian before selection as the director for administration during the incumbent’s one-year deployment before her own 12-month deployment to Afghanistan.
In July 2014, Zuzelski reported to the Chief of Naval Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, as the healthcare clinician and senior Medical Service Corps detailer for nearly 2,500 officers. In April 2016, Zuzelski was selected as Naval Hospital Bremerton’s executive officer and the commanding officer for a 150-bed EMF, leading her team to certification as the first Tier I platform in over a decade. During this tour, she became a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and helped lead the successful deployment of the DoD’s new electronic health record, MHS GENESIS. Zuzelski served as commanding officer at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii from 2018 to 2020, overseeing construction of the state-of-the-art 97,000 square-foot Branch Health Clinic Kaneohe Bay and leading a team that received the 2019 DoD Healthcare Quality Award. She assumed her current duties as deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, in July 2020.
Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (six awards) and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards).
Chief of Staff, Mr. Mark Boman Mr. Boman assumed his current duties as the assistant chief of staff and the assistant executive director in April 2011 for eight naval hospitals, two naval dental commands, two naval health clinic commands, and eight medical research laboratories within Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP). NMFP incorporates regional healthcare delivery system resource management, facilities construction, plan/operations/medical intelligence, manpower and healthcare operations for the above mentioned military treatment facilities across the Western Pacific. He also manages the daily operational functions of NMFP through direct supervision of the headquarters staff and special assistants, often serving as the chief of staff and commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific in the absence of the incumbents.
Command Master Chief, CMDCM(SW/AW) Sean E. Howe Master Chief Howe is a native of Stoughton, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, and began his naval career at Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Florida in Jan. 1993.
In Jan. 1995, after graduation from Nuclear Field 'A' School, Nuclear Power School, and Naval Nuclear Prototype training, he reported to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Norfolk, Virginia.
In Jan. 1998, Howe reported for instructor duty in Ballston Spa, New York. While there, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in human resource management from New School University. He applied for and was accepted into the submarine community, reporting to USS Columbus (SSN 762), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 2001. While aboard the Columbus, serving as the Reactor Controls Division Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO), he advanced to the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Howe left the nuclear program in April 2006, and transferred to Naval Submarine Support Command (NSSC) in Bangor, Washington, to await a new assignment. While there, he served as a refit coordinator for two ballistic missile submarines, and coordinated more than 250,000 man hours of maintenance, to include emergency repairs for one Los Angeles Class submarine, allowing her to complete her mission.
In Sept. 2008, now serving as a Surface Electronics Technician, Howe reported to the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center, San Diego, for an individual augmentee assignment at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. While there, he served as the LCPO for both the Contractor Accountability/Iraqi Based Industrial Zone (IBIZ) and the Operations Department, participating in numerous key leader engagements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom, managing more than 6,000 Iraqi, third-country national, and American contractors on base.
In May 2009, Howe returned to San Diego and reported to USS Pinckney (DDG 91) to serve as the maintenance and materiel management coordinator. He was selected for the Command Senior Chief program, and advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer in May 2012.
Howe served as the Command Master Chief for HSC-22, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy.
In Sept. 2020, Howe assumed the duty as Command Master Chief for Naval Medical Forces Pacific, in San Diego.
His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4 awards), and various campaign and unit awards.
|
|
|