CAPT ANDREA MARCILLE
CAPT Andrea Marcille 
About Us

Vision 

We are committed to the life-long leadership and professional development of the Coast Guard’s workforce. That is why we build culture-changing developmental experiences that maximize proficiency and enhance mission performance beyond the classroom to where our leaders live and work. 

Mission 

The Leadership Development Center improves mission performance and enhances the Coast Guard’s investment in its workforce by:
  • Delivering exceptional training and developmental experiences to leaders.
  • Supporting Coast Guard units through leadership and professional development tools.
  • Identifying future organizational needs through ongoing research and assessment.
 

Values 

The Coast Guard clearly defines leadership as “you influencing or inspiring others towards a goal.” We do this through Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty while Leading Self, Leading Others, Leading Performance and Change and Leading the Coast Guard. 

Strategic Goals 

  • We will ALIGN the leadership development continua and provide leadership development progression opportunities for the workforce.
  • We will BUILD innovative delivery methods and development resources through focused research.
  • We will create an engaged leadership COMMUNITY by communicating through a strong presence.
  • We will invest in DEVELOPMENT to broaden the Coast Guard's perspective on where leadership and professional development happen.
 

Command Philosophy 

Work Hard, Be Nice, and Know Your Craft 

LDC Tour

Leadership Development Center Tour 
Director's Biography
Andrea Marcille
Captain, USCG
Director, Leadership Development Center

Captain Andrea Marcille is a 1989 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and currently serves as the Director of the United States Coast Guard Leadership Development Center.

Captain Marcille has split her time in the Coast Guard between afloat assignments and within the Coast Guard Training System. Her afloat assignments include Executive Officer aboard USCG Barque Eagle from 2003 to 2005; Deck Watch Officer aboard USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) in St. Petersburg, Florida; Operations Officer aboard USCGC Chase (WHEC 718) in Long Beach, California; and Commanding Officer of USCGC Pea Island (WPB 1347) in Jacksonville, Florida.

Captain Marcille’s shore assignments include Maritime Law Enforcement School Instructor at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Virginia; Chief, Performance Technology Branch at Coast Guard Recruit Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, and as the Cadet Training Officer at the Coast Guard Academy from 2005 until 2010.

Captain Marcille holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Coast Guard Academy and a Master of Science in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.