Joanna Nunan
Joanna Nunan | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Administrator | Ann C. Phillips |
| Preceded by | Joachim J. Buono Susan Dunlap (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joanna M. Collins 3 October 1965 Washington, D. C., U.S. |
| Education | |
| Uniformed service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Coast Guard United States Maritime Service |
| Years of service | 1987–2022 (Coast Guard) 2022–present (Maritime Service) |
| Rank | Rear Admiral (Coast Guard) Vice Admiral (Maritime Service) |
| Awards | |
Joanna M. Nunan (born 3 October 1965) 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. The first woman to become superintendent of the Academy, her appointment was lauded by secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg and administrator of the United States Maritime Administration Ann C. Phillips.
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. 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, and commander of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu from August 2010 to May 2013.
A graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nunan also has multiple Merchant Marine licenses.