About
Welcome aboard! I’m pleased to welcome you into the Sea Service Leadership Association (SSLA) webpage. SSLA was established in 1978. It is currently the only non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to providing professional development through networking, education, and mentorship of women from all three maritime armed forces – the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. SSLA is a national non-profit and non-political organization. SSLA is also a member of the Navy & Marine Corps Council which advises the Secretary of the Navy on issues affecting Navy & Marine Corps personnel and their families. So by joining SSLA your voice can make a difference!
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board Emeritus
RADM Jan Hamby, USN (Ret)
Rear Admiral Janice Hamby (Ret.) is a native of Medina, Ohio. Hamby was commissioned from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps program in 1980. She attended Boston University earning a Master of Science in Information Systems Management and a Master of Business Administration, graduating from both programs with…
Chairperson of the Board
RADM Cari Thomas, USCG
Rear Admiral Thomas assumed her current position in Response Policy in July 2010, where she oversees the development of strategic response doctrine and policy guidance for all Coast Guard forces. These policies encompass seven of the eleven operational maritime missions in the areas of law enforcement, search and rescue, counterterrorism and defense operations, oil spill…
Senior Enlisted Chairperson
FORCM Laura Martinez, USN (Ret.)
Laura Martinez, Force Master Chief (Retired), transitioned from the United States Navy in November 2011 with over 32 years of active service. Laura has held various command executive leadership positions, but in her last four years of Naval service, she served as the Force Master Chief and personal advisor to the Navy Surgeon General/Chief Bureau…
USN Board of Directors Representative
CDR Shaun McAndrew, USN
CDR Shaun C. McAndrew, a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in 1993 upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering. After completing a 9-month internship at National Communications System/Defense Information Systems Agency, she started flight school in Pensacola, FL. She trained at VT-3 and HT-8,…
USMC Board of Directors Representative
Maj Jenny Storm, USMC
After completion of The Basic School in June 2000, Lieutenant Howard (prior to marriage) was assigned to Financial Management School in Camp Johnson, NC where she graduated top of her class. From there, she was stationed with 1st Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA as a deputy disbursing officer from September…
USCG Board of Directors Representative
LCDR Elizabeth Fielder, USCG
LCDR Elizabeth Fielder was raised in Centennial, Colorado and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marine Science from the University of San Diego. After attending Coast Guard Officer Candidate School, she was commissioned in 1996 at Training Center Yorktown, Virginia. Initially, she served as the Contingency Planning Branch Chief at Marine Safety Office, Tampa….
SSLA President
LCDR Rosie Goscinski, USN
LCDR Rose “Rosie” Goscinski was born in the Bronx, NY, but grew up most of her life in Kearny, NJ, and is the youngest of seven children. LCDR Goscinski was commissioned from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2001, graduating with a B.S. in Political Science. After graduating from USNA, she attended Surface Warfare…
SSLA Vice President
CDR Katie Shobe, USN
Commander Katharine Shobe, a native of Naperville, IL, received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993 and a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University in 1999. In the fall of 2000 she was commissioned and attended Officer Indoctrination School (OIS) in Newport, RI. Her first assignment…
SSLA Treasurer
LCDR Jean M. Sullivan, USN
Jean Marie Sullivan attended University of Rochester under the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program and received her commission in 2000. LCDR Sullivan completed her first operational sea tour 2000-2003 in USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, serving as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, Combat Information Center Officer and Damage Control Assistant. In 2003, LCDR Sullivan was selected…
SSLA Vice President for Membership
LT Judy Farrell, USN
LT Farrell was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration and received her commission through the OU NROTC Unit in May 2007. Her first assignment was onboard USS HIGGINS (DDG 76) where she served as the Electrical Officer, Auxiliaries Officer, and Assistant Chief…
SSLA Secretary
Vacant
Public Affairs Officer
Vacant
SSLA Awards Coordinator
Chief Christine Cots
Chief Petty Officer Christine Cots was born in Amityville, New York. She graduated from Half Hollow Hills East in 1995 and attended two years of college prior to entering the U.S. Navy in December 1997. Cots received recruit training and Radioman training at Great Lakes, Illinois. Her first assignment was at Naval Support Activity La…
SSLA Chapter Coordinator
Chief Nancy Bullock-Prevot
Chief Cryptologic Technician Collection Nancy Y. Bullock-Prevot, a native of Fitzgerald, Georgia, and joined U.S. Navy in August 1994. She attended boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon graduation she attended Seaman ATD (now Boatswain’s Mate “A” School) at Great Lakes. After Graduation of SN ATD School, she reported to Port Operation…
Vice President of Administration
LCDR John Dittmer, USNR (Ret)
LCDR John Dittmer was born in Norwich, CT into a Navy Family. His father, ENC(SS) John Dittmer, was a retired submariner who became the Police Chief of SUBBASE at Groton, CT. LCDR Dittmer was commissioned from the NROTC Scholarship Program at Marquette University in 1987, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science and History. After…
