Sally Brice-O'Hara


Sally Brice-O'Hara was the 27th Vice-Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Education

Brice-O'Hara attended Annapolis High School where one of her classmates was Bill Belichick. She graduated from Goucher College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1974. Brice-O'Hara received her Coast Guard commission from Officer Candidate School 1975. She received a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College.

Career

Her previous flag officer assignments include:
Her other assignments include
Brice-O'Hara served as the Deputy Commandant for Operations from 2008 to 2010. She oversaw the strategic integration of operational missions and the optimization of policy development and mission execution consistent with the Coast Guard's national priorities.

Vice-Commandant

Brice-O'Hara was the 27th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. In a change of command ceremony on May 24, 2010, she relieved Vice Admiral David Pekoske. She was only the second woman to be Vice-Commandant, the first being Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. In a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2012, she was relieved as vice commandant by Vice Admiral John Currier.

Awards

Personal life

Brice-O'Hara is a longtime resident of Annapolis, Maryland. Brice-O'Hara has two sons with her husband Robert O'Hara.