Captain Jeff Ferlauto
Commanding Officer
Community Services Command
U.S. Coast Guard
Captain Jeff Ferlauto assumed command of the Community Services Command in June 2025. In this role, he is responsible for the leadership and operations of the Coast Guard Exchange (CGX) and the Coast Guard’s Morale, Well-Being, and Recreation (MWR) programs. CGX is a non-appropriated fund instrumentality that provides centralized management for 64 CGX stores, 40 satellite CGX locations, and all vending and concession services. CGX employs over 800 staff and has average annual sales in excess of $250M, providing an estimated $40M in savings to military members and families. Coast Guard MWR programs are responsible for providing community and recreational programs, activities, and services to Coast Guard members, dependents, and other authorized patrons, contributing to the mission readiness and retention of Service personnel.
A native of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Captain Ferlauto enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1998. Subsequent enlisted assignments include Coast Guard Cutter BEAR (WMEC-901) and the Operations System Center as a Telecommunication Specialist. In 2001 he was selected to attend Officer Candidate School at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
Following graduation and commissioning, he served as a Deck Watch Officer aboard CGC CHASE (WMEC-718) in San Diego, California. Additional afloat tours include: Operations Officer, CGC JUNIPER (WLB-201) in Newport, Rhode Island; Rhode Island; Operations Officer, CGC CAMPBELL (WMEC-909) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Executive Officer, CGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617) in Cape Canaveral, Florida; Executive Officer, CGC STRATTON (WMSL-752) in Alameda, California; and Commanding Officer, USCGC BEAR (WMEC-901) in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Captain Ferlauto’s shore tours include assignment to District 17’s Office of Aids to Navigation in Juneau, Alaska. Following post-graduate school, he was assigned to the office of Internal Controls and Audit Remediation (CG-85) at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. In 2016, he reported to CG BASE Alameda as the Comptroller/Base Operations Department Head. In 2022, he reported to Coast Guard Atlantic Area as the Chief of Cutter Forces. Most recently, he served as the Chief of the Resources Management Division at Atlantic Area.
Captain Ferlauto graduated from Wagner College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. In 2009, he attended Northeastern University where he earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accounting.
Captain Ferlauto is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in Massachusetts.
Captain Ferlauto is a Permanent Cutterman with more than thirteen years of sea time. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (two awards), and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal (four awards), as well as numerous Service and unit awards.
He is married to the former Alison Fallon of Newburyport, Massachusetts. They have two children, Brooke and Charlie.
Commander Kathleen M. Sullivan
Executive Officer
Community Services Command
U.S. Coast Guard
Commander Kate Sullivan assumed the duties and responsibilities of Executive Officer, Coast Guard Community Services Command, in June of 2023. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the Coast Guard Exchange System (CGX) and the Coast Guard’s Morale, Well-Being, and Recreation (MWR) programs. CGX is a non-appropriated fund instrumentality that provides centralized management for 64 CGX stores, 47 satellite CGX locations, and all vending and concession services. Coast Guard MWR programs provide community and recreational programs, activities and services to Coast Guard members, dependents, and other eligible patrons around the world and contribute to the mission readiness and retention of Service personnel.
A 2007 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy originally hailing from Westminster, Maryland, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors in Operations Research and Computer Analysis. Upon graduation, her first assignment was as a Deck Watch Officer aboard USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618) home ported in Port Angeles, Washington. In 2009, she was assigned as an Admissions Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Following that assignment, Commander Sullivan transferred to St Petersburg, Florida, where she served as a Command Duty Officer, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, and Command Center Chief, managing primarily Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Marine Safety, and Maritime Environmental Response cases. In 2015 she was selected for the Coast Guard’s Financial Management post graduate program. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management and in 2017 received her Master of Business Administration degree with concentrations in finance and sustainability. Thereafter, she was assigned to the Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where she served as the Risk Management Officer and oversaw budget, inventory, property, and internal controls for the Coast Guard’s premier aviation maintenance facility with an annual budget of approximately $350M.
In 2020, Commander Sullivan returned to Coast Guard Operations in Mobile, Alabama, and served as the Enforcement Division Chief and in 2023, fleeted up to be the Response Department Head at Sector Mobile. There, she led Law Enforcement and Pollution Response, in addition to supporting Search and Rescue as a Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for Mississippi, Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida.
Commander Sullivan is married to Lieutenant Commander Tyler Monez, an MH-60 pilot stationed in Portsmouth, Virginia. They have a daughter, Hannah, and dog, Dixie. Her personal awards include the 2019 Department of Homeland Security Chief Financial Officer Outstanding Leadership Award for Excellence in Performance, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (five awards), and Commandant’s Letter of Commendation (two awards). She holds the Response Ashore and Boat Forces Operational Insignias.