September 2025 GHPB Commerce Club Luncheon

Join the Greater Houston Port Bureau at the Commerce Club luncheon on Thursday, September 11, 2025, guest speaker Sector Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston Nicole D. Rodriguez 

Captain Nicole D. Rodriguez assumed the duties as Sector Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston in April 2025. She is the first woman commander for Houston-Galveston

Previous operational assignments include Deputy Sector Commander of Sector Houston-Galveston, where she oversaw over 1,400 active duty, reserve, civilian, and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel who serve in an area from the east bank of the Colorado River in southwest Texas to 60 miles east of Lake Charles, Louisiana and 200 miles offshore.

Prior to her assignments in Houston, Captain Rodriguez served as Commanding Officer of MSU Lake Charles from 2021- 2023 where she served as Field Commander representing MSU Port Arthur in execution of Captain of the Port, Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, and Federal Maritime Security Coordinator authorities overseeing maritime operations over an 8,400 square mile area of responsibility in Southwest Louisiana. She also served as Commanding Officer of Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge from 2013-2016 where she served as Field Commander in support of the Coast Guard’s maritime safety, security and environmental protections missions for an area spanning over 230 river miles.

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