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General

Legacy ID
16

Director, Office of Policy and Plans

Douglas McDonald

Doug McDonald rejoined MARAD as Director of the Office of Policy and Plans in May 2014. Doug came to MARAD from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) where he served as an Interagency Program Manager for the USACE Navigation Data Center (NDC) for 11 years. Additionally, he was...

Associate Administrator for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer

Lydia Moschkin

Lydia Moschkin is a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). She is currently the Associate Administrator for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She is responsible for the oversight of all financial management and budget activities relating to the programs and...

USMS, Superintendent

Rear Admiral James A. Helis

Rear Admiral James A. Helis, United States Maritime Service, was appointed the twelfth Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy on 23 July 2012.

Rear Admiral Helis began a thirty year career as an Army infantry officer upon graduation from the...

Key Personnel

Vacant Maritime Administrator Vacant Deputy Maritime Administrator Vacant Chief Counsel Cam Gore Deputy Chief Counsel Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan Superintendent, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Jack Kammerer Executive Director Douglas Harrington Associate Administrator...

Office of the Administrator

The Maritime Administrator is the head of the Maritime Administration and advises and assists the Secretary of Transportation on commercial maritime matters, the U.S. maritime industry, and strategic sea-lift. The Administrator also maintains liaison with public and private organizations...

About Us

As the DOT agency responsible for America's waterborne transportation system, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is busy. At our core, we support the technical aspects of America's maritime transportation infrastructure -- things like ships and shipping, port and vessel operations,...