Joanna Nunan

• United States Coast Guard Academy (BS)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MBA)

Joanna Nunan
Official portrait, 2023
14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2022
Uniformed service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	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)
Awards	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)

Joanna M. Nunan (born 3 October 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 8 December 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]}

Awards and decorations

Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan earned the following throughout her ongoing military career: ^[8]

Badges	Office of the Secretary of Transportation Identification Badge						Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security Identification Badge
1st row	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal						Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal
2nd row	Legion of Merit with 3 Gold Stars			Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Gold Stars and "O" device			Coast Guard Commendation Medal with 2 Gold Stars and "O" device
3rd row	Coast Guard Achievement Medal with 2 Gold Star and "O" device			Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon			U.S Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation
4th row	DHS Outstanding Unit Award			Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award			Coast Guard Unit Commendation
5th row	Meritorious Unit Commendation with 1 Gold Star and "O" device			Meritorious Team Commendation with 1 Gold Star			Coast Guard E Ribbon with 2 Gold Stars
6th row	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation			National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star			Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
7th row	Humanitarian Service Medal			Special Operations Service Ribbon with 2 Bronze Service Stars			Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
8th row	Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon with 1 Bronze Service star			Marksmanship Medal (Rifle)			Marksmanship Medal (Pistol)
Qualification Insignia	Cutterman Insignia - Officer					Advanced Boat Force Operations Insignia
Command Identification Badge	Command Afloat Pin						Command Ashore Pin

Notes

1. The Maritime Service is no longer organized as a formal armed service, but still actively commission officers.

References

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Superintendent | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

1. "Answers to Committee Questions by RDML Joanna M. Nunan, USCG". Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. 2018.
2. "Superintendent". United States Merchant Marine Academy. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
3. "Rear Admiral Joanna M. Nunan Installation as Superintendent to be Livestreamed". United States Merchant Marine Academy. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
4. Brodsky, Robert (12 November 2022). "First female superintendent takes helm at Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point". Newsday. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
5. "Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan Announced as 14th Superintendent of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy". United States Maritime Administration. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
6. "RADM Joanna M. Nunan biography" (PDF). Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
7. Connor, James (6 June 2019). "Coast Guard holds change of command ceremony for Ninth District Commander [Image 1 of 2]". DVIDS.
8. VADM Joanna M. Nunan. 20 Sept. 2024. Superintendent, U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY, https://www.usmma.edu/leadership/superintendent/superintendent. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Military offices
Preceded by Joachim J. Buono Susan Dunlap (interim)	14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 2022–present	Incumbent