OLLI 0203 - Commander Rhianna Macon: U.S. Coast Guard Lake Michigan
Course Description
Join us to meet the new Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Lake Michigan Sector Rhianna Macon. Macon moved from Hawaii in June of 2025, where she was born and raised, to take over as the Lake Michigan Coast Guard Sector. She leads 14 Coast Guard units comprised of 1,700 Active Duty, Reserve, and Auxiliary personnel in Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Aids to Navigation, Marine Safety, and Homeland Security operations across Lake Michigan and the coasts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Macon is the first female commander in many years. In this presentation, she will share her background, what the Coast Guard does, and her current position as commander.
Presenter(s)
Rhianna Macon
CAPT Macon assumed the duty as Commander, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan in June 2025. She leads 14 Coast Guard units comprised of 1,700 Active Duty, Reserve, and Auxiliary personnel in Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Aids to Navigation, Marine Safety, and Homeland Security operations across Lake Michigan and the coasts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Her authorities include Captain of the Port, Officer in Charge, Marine Inspections, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, Federal On Scene Coordinator, and Federal Maritime Security Coordinator. Prior to command, she served as the Chief of Incident Management for the Oceania District, leading Search & Rescue (SAR), Marine Environmental Response (MER), and Incident Management programs, systems, staff, and policy across the Coast Guard’s largest and most diverse District, covering 14.4 million square miles of ocean, including Hawai’i, American Samoa, and Guam. Additionally, she managed Oceania District’s MH-65 rotary and C-130J fixed-wing aviation fleet and provided oversight of Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Honolulu.