Mary Landry

Mary E. Landry is an American disaster-management official and retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard.

As a flag officer she served as Director of Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

As District Commander, Landry was responsible for U.S. Coast Guard operations covering 26 states, more than 1,200 miles of coastline and 10,300 miles of inland waterways from Florida to Mexico and including the entire navigable lengths of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee river systems.

During this tour she served as Federal on Scene Coordinator in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, where she worked closely with BP officials to allow multiple exemptions to spray thousands of gallons of Corexit during the BP Horizon oil spill ignoring EPA directives and oversaw the service’s response to the 2011 Mississippi River Valley floods.

Landry’s military commendations and civilian honors include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (three awards), the University of Rhode Island Distinguished Achievement Award, the Seamen’s Church Institute River Bells Distinguished Service award, the U.S. Women in Shipping and Trading Association Personality of the Year 2011, New Orleans Magazine 2011 Top Female Achiever, and an Honorary Doctoral Degree from Hilbert College.