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.

[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.

[1] A graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nunan also has multiple Merchant Marine licenses.

Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan earned the following throughout her ongoing military career:[8] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Superintendent | U.S.