Rear Admiral Fagan has had a more than twenty-five year career that has taken her to all seven continents, from the snows of Ross Island, Antarctica to the heart of Africa, from Tokyo to Geneva, and many points in between.
After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1985, Rear Admiral Fagan served for two years as a deck watch officer on board the USCGC Polar Star out of Seattle. After trips to both the Arctic and Antarctic, she began her marine prevention career as an Inspector trainee at Marine Safety Office Puget Sound. Following completion of this program, she served as a Marine Investigation Officer at MSO Mobile. Her next assignment was in New Orleans, first in Industry Training with the New Orleans Steamboat Company, then as a Marine Inspector and the Supervisor of the Harvey Canal detail at the MSO. Another Southern city was next and Rear Admiral Fagan moved on to become the Chief of Port Operations in Savannah. The highlight of this tour was the planning and execution of water-side security for the Olympic sailorsat the 1996 Summer Games.
After graduate work in Seattle, Rear Admiral Fagan became the Division Chief of the Foreign and Offshore Compliance Office (then G-MOC) at USCG Headquarters. There she managed the Coast Guard's Port State Control Program, and developed and implemented QUALSHIP 21. After her headquarters tour, she was assigned as the Executive Officer of Marine Inspection Office/Activities Europe in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Following this tour she attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., and then moved to an assignment as Executive Assistant to the Commandant and Vice-Commandant. She most recently served as the Sector Commander and Captain of the Port at Coast Guard Sector New York.
Rear Admiral Fagan has extensive inter-agency as well as inter-governmental experience. She has worked with both the International Maritime Organization and International Labor Organization on flag state and port state issues including development of the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS), and the Consolidated Maritime Labor Convention. This work included development and implementation of procedural and policy details on vessel targeting, boarding procedures, and enforcement and of the ISPS Code and the Marine Transportation Security Act.
Rear Admiral Fagan has a B.S. in Marine Science from the Coast Guard Academy, a Masters in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington, and a Masters in National Security Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Her awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, three Coast Guard Commendation medals, and the Arctic and Antarctic Service medals.
