Command Master Chief Adwoa Hendricks Command Master Chief Pacific Area U.S. Coast Guard

Command Master Chief Adwoa S. Hendricks assumed the duties of the Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Master Chief on June 8, 2018, and is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) and serves as the principle advisor to the Pacific Area Commander and on all matters affecting the morale, work-life, and general wellbeing of Coast Guard enlisted personnel and their families assigned throughout the Pacific Area. Her previous CSEL assignments include service as the Command Master Chief of the Fifth Coast Guard District, the Senior Enlisted Advisor at the Coast Guard Navigation Center in Alexandria, , and the Senior Enlisted Advisor at Coast Guard Sector Detroit, Michigan. CMC Hendricks graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in Amityville, , in June 1993 and immediately entered Coast Guard Basic Training in Cape May, New Jersey, in August 1993. Upon completion of Basic Training, CMC Hendricks’ first duty assignment was Coast Guard Sector Galveston, Texas, and completed Radarman Apprentice School in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1994. Her principle staff and unit assignments include; Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Diversity as an Enlisted Gender Policy Advisor; Coast Guard Air Station Miami, ; USCGC DALLAS Charleston, ; Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston, Texas; and USCGC SHERMAN, Alameda, California. CMC Hendricks’ awards and decorations include the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, Coast Guard Achievement Medal, two Coast Guard Commandant Letter of Commendation Ribbons with operational distinguishing device and various other awards and decorations. The is the recipient of the U.S. House of Representative Congressional Special Recognition Award, and the Stars and Stripes Award for Leadership in Science Technology Engineering and Math. CMC Hendricks is a 2006 graduate of Nova Southeastern University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science and is a 2009 graduate of Webster University, earning a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. She is also a graduate of The Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Senior Leadership Training, the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy, the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course, and the National Defense University Keystone Joint Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course.