Global InformationJoanna Nunan information
Joanna Nunan | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Administrator | Ann C. Phillips |
| Preceded by | Joachim J. Buono Susan Dunlap (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joanna M. Collins October 3, 1965 Washington, D. C., U.S. |
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| Uniformed service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Coast Guard United States Maritime Service[nb 1] |
| Years of service | 1987–2022 (Coast Guard) 2022–present (Maritime Service) |
| Rank | Rear Admiral (Coast Guard) Vice Admiral (Maritime Service) |
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Joanna M. Nunan (born October 3, 1965)[1] is a United States Maritime Service vice admiral, and a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral, who has served as the 14th superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy since December 8, 2022.[2][3] The first woman to become superintendent of the Academy,[4] her appointment was lauded by secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg and administrator of the United States Maritime Administration Ann C. Phillips.[5]
A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Nunan served in the Coast Guard from 1987 to 2022, eventually retiring in 2022 as the deputy for personnel readiness to the deputy commandant for mission support.[6] She also served as assistant commandant for human resources from July 2019 to July 2021, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District from August 2017 to June 2019,[1][7] and commander of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu from August 2010 to May 2013.[1]
A graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nunan also has multiple Merchant Marine licenses.[1][2]
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- ^ a b c d "Answers to Committee Questions by RDML Joanna M. Nunan, USCG". Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. 2018.
- ^ a b "Superintendent". United States Merchant Marine Academy. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Joanna M. Nunan Installation as Superintendent to be Livestreamed". United States Merchant Marine Academy. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Brodsky, Robert (November 12, 2022). "First female superintendent takes helm at Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point". Newsday. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan Announced as 14th Superintendent of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy". United States Maritime Administration. November 12, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "RADM Joanna M. Nunan biography" (PDF). Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Connor, James (June 6, 2019). "Coast Guard holds change of command ceremony for Ninth District Commander [Image 1 of 2]". DVIDS.