Education:
- B.S., University of Puerto Rico.
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
- Bachelors in Marine Environmental Science from the United States Coast Guard Academy, 2012
- Masters in Homeland Security from Northeastern University
- Professor Sam Coonan is a full-time faculty member in Massachusetts Maritime Academy's Emergency Management Department and a commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Her first tour was as the Law Enforcement Officer on the USCGC DEPENDABLE out of Cape May, NJ where the ship conducted primarily counter-drug and maritime law enforcement missions. For her Response Ashore tour she was stationed at Sector Sault Sainte Marie, MI. While at Sector Sault Ste. Marie, her primary duties included Federal On-scene Coordinator (R), Search and Rescue Operations Planner, and Tactical Law Enforcement Coordination Planning.
- While working on her Masters degree, Professor Coonan taught Physics/Chemistry and coached Basketball/Lacrosse at the high school level. She also worked on several private contracts for FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard via the American Bureau of Shipping Group. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her two dogs, Maximus and Ace.
Mikayla Correia has been in her current role within the Department since September of 2019. Her duties as Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Women Administrator include but are not limited to coordination of recruitment efforts for women's athletics programs, special event planning, and fundraising. Prior to her current positon she served as a Women's Recruiting Graduate Assistant from the Fall of 2018 to the Fall of 2019. Along with her role as Assistant Director of Athletics and SWA Mikayla is an assistant coach with the Buccaneer women's lacrosse team. Along with her position on the women's lacrosse coaching staff she is a coach with the Boston Aces Lacrosse Club.
A 2018 graduate of the Academy, she played four years of lacrosse and holds most of the program's goalkeeping records.
From Dartmouth, Mass, Mikayla is currently pursuing her Master's Degree which she is on track to earn in 2020.
