Featured Coast Guard
Women Can Do It And Rise To The Challenge
Lauren Cook By Amanda Renkiewicz
Strong support is an essential part of success, and that fact is no different for our local Coast Guard and their team. While the pilots and rescue members are tasked with the adrenaline rushes of searches or recovery events, behind the scenes help is ongoing and important. “People are still surprised when I say I’m in the Coast Guard,” laughs Lauren Cook, “but I am!” As a First-Class Yeoman E6, Lauren works what she calls the human resources side of the organization. Her primary duties are in administration, helping with written orders, filing claims, ensuring proper benefits and pay, and even coordinating logistics when Coast Guard members are moving. “It’s a less glamorous job, but I still feel like part of a team,” she says. “I’m not flying the planes, but we all work together to keep our community safe and secure in different ways.” Lauren is a key part of the action through answering the distress calls, starting the alarm, and communicating with the helicopter. “I love supporting my co-workers and working with these heroic people,” she says.
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