𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐎 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞

"Commodore Mary Kirkwood rose through the ranks of Auxiliary leadership over a twenty year-period by leveraging her forty years of nursing experience and her passion for teaching. Her initial entry to the National Bridge started with her term as Deputy National Commodore, Operations & Pacific Area. Her Auxiliary experience in operations and network of commodores made the transition from district leadership seamless. She then made history on November 1, 2022, starting a term as the first female Vice National Commodore of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Her success and leadership are an inspiration to us all and will guide future generations of auxiliarists towards leadership."

Excerpt from interview with COMO Kirkwood. Full interview can be read here: http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/member_news.php?title=title-45&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

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