Alumni Association members (O-5s to Flag Officers) are invited to participate in individual Executive Career Consultations with Vera Steiner Blore of Military Leaders in Transition LLC. Registrants will be able to select from three session options as coordinated by the consultant and member. First serve scheduling basis - available now through June 30.
Join CGA Admissions Director CAPT Michael Fredie '96, as he discusses the makeup of the incoming Class of 2028, shares information about the Admissions process for the Class of 2028 and 2029, and more!
Invest in your self-development and goal setting through personalized career coaching with Mr. Charlie Coiro '89. Available June 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024.
Organized by alumni, plans are in place for this annual 3-day tournament held June 4, 5, and 6. Learn more (pdf). Elmridge Golf Course Pawcatuck, CT
Decode your DiSC assessment report to better understand your own preferences and tendencies. Use DiSC to learn how this self awareness and social awareness tool can make you more effective in your day to day life, and how to best lead others.
Join Mr. Michael Grow, USN veteran and CEO of Oplign, as he gives a tutorial on how to use the skills-based employment platform to find your next employment opportunity.
Add to your professional skills by earning your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Alumni Association members are invited to participate in this unique opportunity.
Connect and compete with other alumni and CGA friends on the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax, VA.
Commander Joshua Zike '05, CG Liaison to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Program Manager within the Autonomy Portfolio at DIU, shares his career journey and his top tip for alumni looking to break into or advance within the Afloat CG Specialty.
CAPT Joyce Dietrich-Holm '00 assumed Command of the Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center (ICC) in August 2022, and in celebration of Women’s History Month she sat down with ICC’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Chapter to share her reflections on her experiences as a female in the Coast Guard, as a leader and role-model, and as the first female CO of ICC, in hopes of inspiring and promoting the next generation of Intelligence professionals.
Max Sivohins ’13, shared his career journey and advice for those looking to transition into entrepreneurship and/or real estate investing.
In March, the Alumni Association supported a trip to the East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference at Yale for cadets from the Asian Pacific American Council (APAC). 2/c Kira Hutchison-Lundy reflected on the impact of attending the conference, "I loved the testimonies and learning about people’s stories; it brought genuine and authentic conversation into the room and created a welcoming atmosphere."
The Alumni Association is seeking to hire two new team members to fill our Manager of Annual and Planned Giving and Alumni Engagement Specialist positions.
"I’m just a kid who likes buoy tending and got lucky enough to still be doing it 18 years later.” CDR Jeannette Greene ’05, Commanding Officer of CGC Mackinaw, shared her career journey and tips for alumni looking to break into or advance within the Afloat CG specialty.
LT Lena "Lexie" Royster '14 was announced as the recipient of the 2023 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award. Assigned to the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (MSC) in Washington D.C, LT Royster is a mechanical engineer serving in the Machinery Branch, and is a highly skilled member of the MSC's Salvage Engineering Response Team (SERT).
Meaghan Brosnan '03 describes her career path and tips for alumni looking to transition into the nonprofit sector.
Al Sowers ’08, President and CEO of OneZero Solutions, shares his career journey, as well as some useful lessons learned along the way.
"There are many pathways to entry into the entertainment industry and being open to opportunities that may not be what you initially envisioned can go a long way," writes CAPT John Pruitt III '94 in his Track Lines feature that shares his career journey.
Commandant ADM Linda Fagan directed a 90-day Accountability and Transparency Review of the Coast Guard's current law, policy, processes, practices, resources, and Service culture relevant to eradicating sexual assault and harassment within its ranks. This Review will produce actionable recommendations.
*The USCGA Alumni Association recently updated their resources page to include links to the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention, Response & Recovery Program, as well as, a link to the 2022 USCGA Gender Relations Survey.
Sarah Hohenberger ’13, Vice President of Zepponi & Company, shares her career journey, as well as some useful lessons learned along the way.