Andrea Marcille assumed the role of the President of the United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association in 2015.  CAPT Marcille retired from active duty in 2014 after serving more than 25 years in the Coast Guard.  She is a 1989 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy where she received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and in 1999 earned a Master of Science in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. Her most recent assignments (Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Leadership Development Center and Cadet Training Officer) saw her stationed at the Academy for the last nine years of her service.  During her Coast Guard career, she split her time with assignments at sea for four tours, including serving as Commanding Officer of USCGC PEA ISLAND and Executive Officer on the Barque EAGLE, and several assignments within the Coast Guard Training System.  

In preparing for her transition to lead the Alumni Association she served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2009-2012, where she was involved in the execution of the Association’s first major fundraising campaign—the Leadership 44 Project to provide eight sailing vessels to support the Coastal Sail Training Program, a key experience in the CGA Leader Development Program. She was also involved in the creation of the USCG Women’s Leadership Initiative, a very successful endeavor that supports mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities for Coast Guard women and alumni.  In 2015 CAPT Marcille completed a Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership from the Lily School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.