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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F).
The SEASON FINALE! That escalated quickly...Brick killed a guy! Yeah...this season went by in the blink of an eye. We didn't know if we'd be running this thing back, but we re-tooled it to shift from sports stories to all alumni stories...and we loved it!
We have an exclusive interview with Chet Gladchuk. FInishing his 24th year as the Athletic Director reflects on a successful year for the physical mission. He previews what's to come for next year in Navy Athletics. He discusses the criticality of philanthropy to the success of our sports programs. And he even chats a little bit about his personal plans for staying in the job. What a great conversation...as it always is with Chet.
And we relfect on a great year for this podcast.
This pod became the alumni window to the happenings at the AA&F. We talked to the likes of Joe Cardona, Charlie Bolden and married Company Officers Collin and Rebecca Magaro. We brought you a full roundtable with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, ADM Mark Ferguson, and Jeff Webb and TJ Grady. And we continued to introduce you to programs at AA&F like Parents programs, Chapter leadership and the growth of Mike Lowe's Alumni Support Services portfolio.
And we featured a bunch of Alumni Businesses, like Kristen Cronic's Easel on Stribling and Jeremy Toten's Reef Point Group.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
The penultimate pod of the season comes your way with a trifecta of amazing interviews. Billy Hurley joins us to talk about his Foundation, his For the Brave golf tournament (which took place last week at USNA) and his newest venture helping alumni-owned businesses.
We also chat with Nicko West. THe former soccer team captain is currently working on the DoD task force helping Maryland and the Department of Transportation respond to the Key Bridge collapse. Its a fascinating convo.
And our alumni business segment this week features Christie Linnard. THis should have been Christie's COmmissioning Week as a member of the class of 2024, but a medical disqualification left her looking for options...and world-class videography and story-telling is what she dove into. Christie now runs Blue and Gold Productions and helps USNA AA&F make world-class videos to tell our story.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
May 9-10 marks the Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) in Chicago, Ill. This is the 30th year of SACC, and we discuss the origins of SACC with the program's OG - Dave Church '67. Dave joins Mike Lowe '98, our current Director of Alumni Support Services, to talk about the benefits of SACC and the future of the program.
We also talk with former Commandant RDML (ret) Robb Chadwick about his father, Stephen. RDML Stephen Chadwick will be laid to rest May 10 at USNA. RObb joins the pod to talk about what made his dad so special and about all of the neat overlaps the two of them enjoyed in their careers.
Chris and John also talk about a rough loss for Navy Rugby and how utterly ridiculous it was that Navy Women's Lax didn't get an NCAA at-large bid.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
The Alumni Association convenes the Spring Board of Trustees meeting May 10th. What progress has the Board and the AA&F organization made in the last 12 months? How are we progressing on our Strategic Plan 2030? What lies ahead for the board and AA&F? Chairman of the Board ADM Mark Ferguson '78, CEO Jeff Webb '95 and EVP for Engagement and Comms, TJ Grady '96, join us in a roundtable discussion as a primer and preview for the BoT meeting. It's a great convo filled with lots of gouge.
Chris and John also chat about Rugby going for a second straight Natty...Men's and Women's Lax both playing for a shot to go to the NCAA tournament...and winning the Star Series one more time.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
We have a great interview with Class of '96 Alumnus Rob Hubert. Rob was a SWO, taught in Luce Hall and now is making it happen in the aesthetics industry for health and beauty care.
Rob has led sailors and civilians...and navigated a billion dollar company trough a global pandemic.
Chris and John also chat about the end of the academic year, the summer ahead and the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
We've hit mid-April. Your Shipmate Magazines should have arrived by now, and maybe you saw the feature we had on married alumni.
We talk to more married alumni this week in our conversation with LTs Rebecca and Collin Magaro. Rebecca played basketball here and graduated in 2016. She's now one of FOUR female E-2 aviators in the Navy. Collin also graduated in 2016 and is an EOD officer.
They are both now company officers in Bancroft Hall. They give us their perspective on toughing it out in a dual-military marriage, what Mids today are like and a little insight into the Brigade.
Chris and John also chat about Navy winning the Star Series, losing Croquet and some great collaboration with Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
We log our last Women's History Month pod with two great interviews and an awesome conversation about Shipmate Magazine, Orioles baseball, married alumni and the Central Intelligence Agency.
We have an amazing morning wine-tasting conversation with Jen Donahoe from the class of 1994. Jen graduated, became a SWO, married her classmate Jerry...and now they are the owner/operators of Mills Fine Wine and Spirits in downtown Annapolis. Jen talks about how the combat exemption for women in the Navy was lifted just as she graduated...and what the environment was like for women in the early 90's in Bancroft Hall. She also recommends an AWESOME Pinot Noir!!
We also chat with new Navy Women's Golf Coach, Kylee Sullivan. Kylee might be the youngest head coach in the history of Navy Athletics. We're checking...but no matter her age and experience, Coach Sullivan is taking an exciting young program and getting results. Kylee was thrust into a leadership position at a young age...just as the women she coaches will be expected to do. She talks about how she approaches preparing them for those challenges.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
It's Distinguished Graduate week here at AA&F. We induct ADM Sam Locklear, ADM Dennis Blair, John Young and Jerry Miller as DGs 22 March. We interview Jerry Miller about it.
We also chat with Midn 1/c Max Bueno about the Midshipman Action Group (MAG).
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
It's March Madness, and who better to talk about basketball and March than former Navy point guard and class of '87 alum, Doug Wojcik. Doug is now the #1 Assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State, so he knows a lot about high stakes on the court in March.
He also knows A LOT about the Yard, being a Midshipman and success in athletics here in Annapolis. It was amazing getting Doug's perspective.
We also get another great perspective on life in the Hall with Midn 2/c Brendan Munnelly '25. Brendan is an A&SP Foundation Student and a D1 varsity baseball player. He talks about the current rigors of managing life in the Hall and on the athletic fields...and he discusses his appreciation for A&SP and the preparation the Foundation school experience gave him.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
We kick off Women's History Month with a great conversation with the Class of 2003's Rebecca Myers. She survived being Schofield's student, went to flight school...and after encountering some adversity, went on to MIT and now works for the prestigious Draper Labs.
We also bring you an amazing conversation with Grant Vermeer '17. Grant played basketball at Navy, served his five years and now runs a successful real estate enterprise in Monterrey, CA. PCS'ing to Postgrad School, call Grant!
We also chat about the Peruvian CNO visiting Annapolis. He's an '87 grad. And, as always, we talk Orioles baseball.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
We got on the road for Phoenix Navy Week. An incredible experience helping the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation support the next USS Arizona SSN 803...and we also got to chat with '97 grad and CO of the Arizona State NROTC Unit - Captain Kati Hill.
We also bring you an amazing conversation with our old boss, former PAO and class of '86 golf star, Denny Moynihan. Denny talks about what the Naval Academy means to him and how he balances being a parent of two Mids now.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
Our observance of African American History Month continues with an amazing dual interview with two Distinguished Graduates.
Admiral Julius Caesar '77 is the President of the Naval Academy Minority Association (NAMA) and was elected as a DG last year. Admiral Derwood Curtis '76 was one of the co-founders of NAMA and is still very involved in the mentoring of midshipmen and alumni.
They both join us to share their recollections of life at USNA and the lessons they learned along the way. More importantly, they talk about the bright future of NAMA and the merits of giving back to their alma mater.
We also talk about a great honor for Matice Wright-Springer '88 at the BEYA Annual Awards and a tough weekend for wrestling on the mat vs Army.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
Our observance of African American History Month continues with an amazing interview with class of ‘68 grad Charlie Bolden. The former astronaut and NASA Administrator talks about NatGeo’s “Space Race” and the lessons he learned on the banks of the Severn.
And we remember Capt. Miguel Nava, the USMC CH-53 pilot who perished last week in a crash in San Diego.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
February is African American History Month, and we'll be bringing you interviews all month long with alums. We start with Mary McElroy '87. Mary played basketball at USNA. Became a Marine...and now has established herself as a leader and administrator in college athletics and as an active member of the Board here at AA&F. From being the Athletic Director at Georgia State to advocating for women's athletics in the Atlantic Coast Conference...Mary is making a difference.
We also won FOUR STARS vs Army this past weekend. Gymnastics won the star without Isaiah Drake...and got to sing second. Class of 00' alum, former gymnast and husband to another active duty grad, Captain Ken Hockycko joins us from his porch on Upshur Road to talk about what the Academy and Gymnastics did to make him the fighter pilot and officer he is today.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
It's Ship Selection Night at USNA. 250+ Mids will pick their ships, homeports and start their journey to being deckplate leaders. The Alumni Association will be there with a new wrinkle to the SWO Liberty Card.
We also chat with Commander Peter Flynn '04, Director of Seamanship of Navigation, about the SWO community, his perspectives on a special night for his department and the Mids and how the Navy can sell SWO better to our future EOOWs and OODs.
And we take a break from the Alumni Business Feature to bring you an interview with a deployed junior officer. LT Calvin Davies '17 is currently deployed on an LCS in the 7th Fleet AOR. He offers his perspective on recovering from failure as a Mid and standing in front of a division of sailors today and leading them into harm's way.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
Bill Belichick is no longer the coach of the New England Patriots, but the best long-snapper in the game still plays for them. We chat with Joe Cardona '15 about playing for a legend, being a leader on an iconic team and why he stays active as an alumnus with NAMA.
Our Alumni Business feature delivers the goods on a local Annapolis business. The Reef Point Group. Jeremy Toten '00 talks about the growth of the company to 100+ and what they can bring to the health care industry.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Welcome to 2024 and another great episode of the Sing Second podcast. We bring you the stories and happenings at the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation.
History was made last week with the assumption of command for VADM Yvette Davids as the first-ever female Superintendent at the Naval Academy. We break it down and bring you some highlights of the ceremony.
A new year means a renewed effort to go out and meet our graduates, chapters and parents clubs where they are. The EVP of Engagement and Comms at AA&F, TJ Grady '96, joins us to detail the engagement roadshow coming in 2024. First stop - West Coast. TJ also discusses his priorities for the new year and what it's like being the parent of a plebe.
Our Alumni Business feature is a good one! Scott Sloan '01 is the President and CEO of StratasCorp Technologies. He tells us about his time at USNA, some 9/11 memories and what his company brings to the fight for national security. StratasCorp is a new sponsor of Sing Second!
We also chat about Jacob Busic, his transfer to UCLA and whether athletes should get extra time and extra seasons at USNA in the event of injury or hardship.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis, Scott Schuetter '00 and the Shrek Realty Crew, and StratasCorp Technologies.
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Year-end Pod!! We wrap the year with an exclusive interview with Jeff Webb ‘95, President and CEO of the Alumni Association and Foundation. He talks about a great year, the recent trip to Boston for Army-Navy and organization goals for 2024.
And we wrap our Alumni Business Features for the year with a convo with local realtor and 2000 grad, Scott Schuetter.
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We hit the end of Army week, and we bring the goods. We chat with USS Constitution CO BJ Farrell '04. AA&F will go aboard Old Ironsides Friday to visit with BJ as part of Army Week.
We also chat about Spirit Spots and Hollywood with Rylan Tuohy. Rylan is out of the Navy now and taking his talents to the screen (silver and small).
And our Alumni Business Feature this week is with Kristen Cronic '11. A former SWO and current Jacksonville resident, Kristen's paintings hang outside SECNAV's office and around the Fluegel Alumni Center.
And we chat about our predictions and the awesome stuff happening in Boston in support of the game.
That and more on Sing Second...brought to you by ProMD Health in Annapolis.
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Army Week starts with a pod announcing our new Distinguished Graduates for 2024. Stay tuned to the end of the pod for the big reveal.
We talk about our favorite Army-Navy memories and discuss the idiocy of the College Football Playoff.
We have a great interview with VADM (ret) Joe Rixey about his time in the Navy, his current job at Lockheed Martin and being a rabid Navy Rugby fan and parent.
We also chat with Hampton Roads Chapter leadership - Dick Enderly and Bill Daniels. The two great grads are doing amazing things through the Chapter and the BGO network. Want to be a distinguished chapter? Listen to this interview.
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