USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLB 214)

Pua of the Pacific

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Commander Jessica McCollum

Lieutenant Commander Jessica McCollum assumed command of CGC HOLLYHOCK in April 2024. Her prior operational tours focused on Aids to Navigation operations and Fisheries Law Enforcement. She was first assigned as Deck Watch Officer onboard the “Bar Tender,” CGC FIR homeported in Astoria, Oregon from 2010-2012. She later served onboard CGC WALNUT in Honolulu, Hawaii as Operations Officer from 2012-2014, and then Executive Officer from 2018-2020.

LCDR McCollum’s staff assignments include Domestic and International Fisheries Policy Analyst in the office of Maritime Law Enforcement at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C. from 2015-2018. Later she served as Current Operations and Domestic Fisheries Officer at the Fourteenth Coast Guard District from 2020-2024.

Originally from Vero Beach, Florida, LCDR McCollum graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine and Environmental Science. She completed a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2015.

LCDR McCollum’s significant awards include the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and Coast Guard Commendation medal, both with operational distinguishing device.

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Executive Officer

Lieutenant Tanesha Green-Baker

Lieutenant Tanesha Green-Baker hails from the Bronx, NY. LT Green-Baker joined the Coast Guard through the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) in 2013. She graduated from Spelman College in May 2015 with a Bachelor’s in Economics and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) July 2015. Upon graduating from OCS, she was assigned as a Deck Watch Officer onboard CGC VALIANT in Mayport, FL where she served as the Weapons and Support Officer.

After successfully completing her tour aboard the CGC VALIANT, she was assigned to the Intelligence Coordination Center (ICC). During her tenure at the ICC from 2018-2021, she served as a strategic analyst in the Global Issues Division where she focused on port security assessments of foreign ports. In the summer of 2021, LT Green-Baker returned to the afloat community as the Combat Systems Department Head aboard CGC KIMBALL where she was responsible for operational readiness, maintenance/repair of all small & large caliber weapon systems and C5I systems. 

LT Green-Baker has received several professional awards such as the 2020 Blacks in Government (BIG) Meritorious Service Award and the 2019 National Naval Officers Association’s (NNOA) Distinguished Service Award. She has also received several military awards to include two Commendation Medals, two Achievement Medals, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, Artic Service Award, and Humanitarian Award. LT Green-Baker currently resides in Kapolei, HI and enjoys hiking, swimming, bowling, and exercising. 

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Senior Enlisted Advisor

Prospective Chief Petty Officer Parker Dawson

Chief Petty Officer Parker Dawson assumed the role of Deck Force Department Chief of USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLB-214) in June 2024. Prior to this, he was a Tactical and Pursuit Coxswain. In this role, he performed in 13 high-visibility missions spanning 228 deployment days. In addition to being a Tactical and Pursuit Coxswain he also worked as a Pursuit Coxswain on USS Milwaukee, where he bolstered crucial partnership across the Caribbean, leading to the apprehension of several suspected smugglers and the seizure of 645 Kilograms of narcotics.

Originally from Camarillo, CA CPO Dawson was the youngest of 4 children, with the gap from the oldest being 10 years. Growing up, he played baseball, skateboarded, surfed, snowboarded, and enjoyed spending time in the ocean. After Graduating from Adolfo Camarillo High School, he attended Moor Park Community College prior to joining the USCG. He has been married to Mikaila Leah Dawson since 2012, together they are the very proud parents of sons Pierce and Karson, and daughter Camille.

CPO Dawson’s personal awards include two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, three Coast Guard Achievement Medals, and various service, unit, and team awards. He wears the Permanent Cutterman and Coxswain insignias. He holds nominations for Enlisted Person of the Year for 2013 and 2023. He also holds a 100T Merchant Mariner Credentials with Towing endorsement.

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